Spike
[spaɪk]
解释:
(noun.) sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; 'spikes provide greater traction'.
(noun.) a large stout nail; 'they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie'.
(noun.) any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object; 'the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order'.
(noun.) a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal); 'one of the spikes impaled him'.
(noun.) a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur).
(noun.) each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves); 'the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game'; 'golfers' spikes damage the putting greens'.
(noun.) a transient variation in voltage or current.
(noun.) a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline; 'the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor'.
(noun.) (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis.
(verb.) manifest a sharp increase; 'the voltage spiked'.
(verb.) add alcohol to (beverages); 'the punch is spiked!'.
(verb.) bring forth a spike or spikes; 'my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now'.
(verb.) secure with spikes.
(verb.) stand in the way of.
录入:洛伦佐--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.
(n.) Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
(n.) An ear of corn or grain.
(n.) A kind of flower cluster in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.
(v. t.) To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down planks.
(v. t.) To set or furnish with spikes.
(v. t.) To fix on a spike.
(v. t.) To stop the vent of (a gun or cannon) by driving a spike nail, or the like into it.
(n.) Spike lavender. See Lavender.
编辑:洛拉
同义词及近义词：
n. [1]. Ear (of grain), head.[2]. Large nail.
卡斯特罗校对
解释:
n. an ear of corn: (bot.) an inflorescence in which sessile flowers or flowers having very short stalks are arranged around an axis: a small pointed rod: a large nail.—v.t. to set with spikes: to stop the vent of with a cast-iron spike driven in hard and then broken off as by soldiers obliged to abandon their own guns or unable to remove those of the enemy which they have captured.—adjs. Spī′cate Spī′cose Spī′cous having spikes or ears like corn; Spicif′erous bearing spikes: having spurs; Spī′ciform having the form of a spike.—n. Spicos′ity state of being spicous or eared.—adjs. Spic′ūlar resembling a dart: in the shape of or having sharp points; Spic′ūlate covered with or divided into minute points.—n. Spic′ūle (bot.) a little spike—also Spic′ūla: a minute slender granule or point.—adjs. Spic′ulīform; Spicūlig′enous Spicūlif′erous producing spicules; Spic′ūlōse Spic′ūlous having spicules.—ns. Spic′ūlum a spicule; Spike′bill a merganser a sawbill: the marbled godwit.—p.adj. Spiked furnished fastened or stopped with spikes.—ns. Spike′-extract′or an apparatus for drawing out spikes as from railway-ties; Spike′-fish a kind of sail-fish; Spike′-grass one of several American grasses with conspicuous spikelets of flowers; Spike′let a little spike; Spike′-nail a spike; Spike′-oil the oil of spike a species of lavender; Spike′-plank a platform before the mizzen-mast of a vessel used in Arctic voyages.—adj. Spī′ky furnished with spikes: having a sharp point.
整理:米切尔
例句:
- The earth round the spike had been left on the table, and a second sample was loosened and fell in the bedroom. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- I wish I could make a dash, and spike that gun, said Maurice, as the Melnosians cheered loudly. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- This was done by making a loop in the wire and putting it over the spike and raising the pole to a perpendicular position. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
- It rose from the semiglobular mound like a spike from a helmet. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- Each of the climbers is carrying an alpenstock, or staff with ice ax at one end and spike at the other. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- Wagons were also loaded with light poles supplied with an iron spike at each end to hold the wires up. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- All right now, sir, said the sailor, saluting; got the spikes out. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- The spikes had never looked so sharp and cruel, nor the bars so heavy, nor the prison space so gloomy and contracted. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- The turnkey laughed, and gave us good day, and stood laughing at us over the spikes of the wicket when we descended the steps into the street. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- Formerly, the opening machines were simply cylinders armed with spikes, to which the cotton was led through nipping rollers, and then delivered in a loose, fluffy condition. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- Everything was gone, walled in, with spikes on top of the walls, and one must ignominiously creep between the spiky walls through a labyrinth of life. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- These iron plates were usually cast in lengths of six feet, and they were secured to transverse wooden sleepers by spikes and oaken pegs. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- He returned carrying his jumping-shoes, which are provided, as you are aware, with several sharp spikes. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- If well spiked there will be no danger from spreading at the corners. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
- We returned with 175 prisoners and two guns, and spiked four other pieces. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
- On our going into the entry and ringing a bell, a very hideous boy came out of a sort of office and looked at us over a spiked wicket. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- Round about, spiked, slashed snow-peaks pricked the heaven. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- It's a pity we didn't, sir; but it ain't much good to them, for I've spiked it proper. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- They were spiked down on ordinary sleepers laid upon the natural grade, and the gauge was about three feet six inches. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- The poor canon of the cathedral of Paris was spiked again. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
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