something long and thin with a sharp point, especially a pointed piece of metal

尖状物; 金属钉状物

[usually singular] a sudden large increase in the number or rate of something

〔数量或比率的〕激增:

a spike in interest rates

利率的大幅上调

spikes, [pl.] shoes with metal points on the bottom, worn by people who run races, play golf etc

钉鞋

spike heels, [pl.] a pair of women's shoes with very high thin heels

细高跟鞋

[T] to secretly add strong alcohol or a drug to someone's drink or food

在…里偷偷掺入〔烈酒或药物〕:

The orange juice had been spiked with gin.

这橙汁里掺了杜松子酒。

[I] if the number or rate of something spikes, it increases quickly and by a large amount

激增:

New telephone orders have spiked in the last two years.

新装电话订单在过去两年里激增。

[T] to push a sharp tool or object into something

〔把尖物〕刺进，扎入

[T] to prevent someone from saying something or printing something in a newspaper

阻止…在报纸上发表〔言论〕:

a clumsy attempt to spike rumours of a cabinet split

企图阻止在报纸上传播内阁分裂谣言的笨拙做法

a) spike the ball, [AmE] to powerfully throw an American football down on the ground to celebrate a TOUCHDOWN

摔球触地〔美式橄榄球中，触地得分后把球用力摔在地上表示庆贺〕

spike sb's guns, [BrE] to spoil an opponent's plans

打乱（破坏）〔对手〕的计划