Word · Frequency #7843
spike
尖铁条；尖头；尖桩
A sharp, pointed piece of metal that is fixed with its point upward or outward.
常指栅栏、栏杆或围墙顶部的铁尖
- 1.
A sort of very large nail.
一种非常大的钉子
- 2.
a transient variation in voltage or current
电压或电流的瞬时变化
- 3.
A piece of pointed metal etc. set with points upward or outward.
向上或向外设置尖端的金属等尖物
- 4.
sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes
运动员鞋底上的尖锐点的运动器材
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Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
形状类似于这种钉子的任何东西
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fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
谷物植物的果穗,尤其是玉米
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An ear of corn or grain.
谷物的穗
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A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.
一种花序,坐落的花排列在未分枝的延长轴上
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A sharp peak in a graph.
图表中的尖峰
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A surge in power or in the price of a commodity, etc.; any sudden and brief change that would be represented by a sharp peak on a graph.
电力或商品价格的激增等；任何突然且短暂的变化,在图表上表现为尖峰
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The rod-like protrusion from a woman's high-heeled shoe that elevates the heel.
女性高跟鞋上抬高鞋跟的杆状突出物
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A long nail for storing papers by skewering them; (by extension) the metaphorical place where rejected newspaper articles are sent.
用于穿刺存放文件的长钉；(引申)被拒绝的报纸文章的象征性存放地
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An attack from, usually, above the height of the net performed with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.
从通常高于网的高度进行的攻击,意图将球直接打到对方地板上或对方拦网手上。
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An adolescent male deer.
年轻的雄鹿。
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Spike lavender.
穗薰衣草。
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Synonym of endpin.
大提琴的尾柱。
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A mark indicating where a prop or other item should be placed on stage.
标记道具或其他物品在舞台上放置位置的标记。
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A small project that uses the simplest possible program to explore potential solutions.
使用最简单程序探索潜在解决方案的小项目。
- 19.
An excessively high church Anglican.
极端高教会派的圣公会教徒。
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a structure projecting from the surface of an enveloped virus, which binds to host cells.
从包膜病毒表面突出的结构,与宿主细胞结合。
激增；飙升；突然上升；（图表上的）尖峰；峰值点；电压尖峰；电流尖峰；瞬变电压；大钉子；长钉；尖状物；尖头物
In use
Be careful—that metal spike is sticking out of the crate.
The fence has long spikes on top to stop people from climbing over.
A spike from the broken railing tore his sleeve.
spikes provide greater traction
a spike in [something]
这里spike表示图表上的尖峰，引申为价格或数量的突然激增，后接in引出领域。
The graph shows a sharp spike in gas prices.
图表显示天然气价格急剧飙升。
put [something] on the spike
spike指放文件的长钉，put sth on the spike是新闻报道中的习语，表示弃用或搁置稿件。
The editor put the rejected article on the spike.
编辑把被退的稿件放到了长钉上。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- price spike
- 价格激增
- The price spike in housing is a major concern.房价的急剧上涨是一个主要问题。
- voltage spike
- 电压尖峰
- A voltage spike can damage sensitive electronics.电压尖峰可能会损坏精密电子设备。
- metal spike
- 金属尖钉
- The gate was topped with sharp metal spikes.大门顶部装有锋利的金属尖钉。
- running spikes
- 钉鞋
- He bought new running spikes for the track meet.他为田径运动会买了新的钉鞋。
- temperature spike
- 气温骤升
- A sudden temperature spike can cause heatstroke.气温骤升可能导致中暑。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
spike 可拆成 s + pike（长矛）：尖钉像矛尖，图表上突然升起的尖峰就是价格‘激增’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常物品/工具描述、新闻报道/经济数据（数量激增）、体育运动（钉鞋） 这个词作名词时有多个义项，语域随义项变化：指长钉、鞋钉等实物时是普通中性词；指数量激增或图表尖峰时，多用于新闻报道、商业及数据分析等场景，语气也比较自然。实际使用中建议根据上下文判断，不宜笼统归为正式或非正式。
Grammar Note
作为名词，可数，指尖峰或穗状物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 spike /spaɪk/ 押韵，都以 /aɪk/ 音结尾，拼写中都有 -ike：bike, like, hike, pike, strike, Mike。注意 spicy /ˈspaɪsi/ 和 spine /spaɪn/ 拼写开头相似，但发音不同，不与 spike 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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