spike

noun

1. sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes

e.g. spikes provide greater traction

2. a large stout nail

e.g. they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie

3. any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object

e.g. the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order

Synonym: spindle

4. a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)

e.g. one of the spikes impaled him

5. a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)

6. each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves)

e.g. the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game
golfers' spikes damage the putting greens

7. a very high narrow heel on women's shoes

Synonym: spike heelstiletto heel

8. a transient variation in voltage or current

9. a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline

e.g. the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor

10. (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis

11. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

Synonym: earcapitulum

verb

1. manifest a sharp increase

e.g. the voltage spiked

2. add alcohol to (beverages)

e.g. the punch is spiked!

Synonym: lacefortify

3. bring forth a spike or spikes

e.g. my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now

Synonym: spike out

4. secure with spikes

5. pierce with a sharp stake or point

e.g. impale a shrimp on a skewer

Synonym: transfiximpaleempale

6. stand in the way of

1. 金属钉状物;尖锥;尖钉
A spike is a long piece of metal with a sharp point.

e.g. ...a 15-foot wall topped with iron spikes...
顶端装有铁刺的 15 英尺高的墙
e.g. Yellowing receipts had been impaled on a metal spike.
发黄的收据被穿在一根金属扦上。

2. 细长的尖状物
Any long pointed object can be referred to as a spike .

e.g. Her hair stood out in spikes.
她的头发一簇簇竖立着。
e.g. ...a long spike of white flowers.
一长枝尖尖的白花穗

3. (价格、数量的)突然上升，剧增
If there is a spike in the price, volume, or amount of something, the price, volume, or amount of it suddenly increases.

e.g. Although you'd think business would have boomed during the war, there was only a small spike in interest.
人们会认为战争期间生意会很红火，但实际上利息只有小幅上升。

4. (跑步运动员穿的)钉鞋，跑鞋
Spikes are a pair of sports shoes with pointed pieces of metal attached to the soles. They help runners' feet to grip the ground when they are running.

spike

5. 偷偷往(饮料中)搀烈性酒(或毒品)
If your drink is spiked, someone has added alcohol or drugs to it without telling you.

spike是什么意思

e.g. They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked.
他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。
e.g. ...drinks spiked with tranquillisers.
被偷偷加了镇静剂的饮料

6. see also: spiked

1. 刺突：根据对其他种类冠状病毒的研究结果,刺突(spike)蛋白(S蛋白)是病毒的主要表面抗原,重组S蛋白可用于临床诊治,疫苗制备和结构生物学研究. SARS病毒S蛋白基因被分段和完整地克隆到不同的细菌表达载体进行了表达. 通过宿主菌的选择和条件的优化,

2. 道钉：冻害道钉 机制道钉 、普通道钉、螺旋道钉、冻害道钉、弹簧道钉 道钉(spike)用于联结钢轨和轨枕或垫板和轨枕的一种扣件. 通常分为五种:普通道钉、冻害道钉、螺纹道钉、弹簧道钉、螺旋道钉. 1.普通道钉

3. 峰值：该方法亦可包括在RF电力源激活的过程中, 量测面板DC偏压电压随着时间变化的函数,其中在面板上所量测的电压中的一尖 峰值(spike)指出在处理室中发生一电弧(arcing)现象.