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金屬釘狀物;尖錐;尖釘
A spike is a long piece of metal with a sharp point.
例句
...a 15-foot wall topped with iron spikes...
頂端裝有鐵刺的 15 英尺高的墻
Yellowing receipts had been impaled on a metal spike.
發黃的收據被穿在一根金屬扦上。
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細長的尖狀物
Any long pointed object can be referred to as a spike .
例句
Her hair stood out in spikes.
她的頭發一簇簇豎立著。
...a long spike of white flowers.
一長枝尖尖的白花穗
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(價格、數量的)突然上升，劇增
If there is a spike in the price, volume, or amount of something, the price, volume, or amount of it suddenly increases.
例句
Although you'd think business would have boomed during the war, there was only a small spike in interest.
人們會認為戰爭期間生意會很紅火，但實際上利息只有小幅上升。
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(跑步運動員穿的)釘鞋，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.
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偷偷往(飲料中)攙烈性酒(或毒品)
If your drink is spiked, someone has added alcohol or drugs to it without telling you.
例句
They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked.
他們有些疑惑自己的飲料里是否被偷偷攙了烈性酒。
...drinks spiked with tranquillisers.
被偷偷加了鎮靜劑的飲料