spike
US /spaɪk/
UK /spaɪk/
名詞
1.
釘子, 尖刺
a thin, sharp, pointed piece of metal or wood
範例:
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He hammered a spike into the wall to hang the picture.
他把一根釘子敲進牆裡掛畫。
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The fence was topped with sharp metal spikes.
柵欄頂部有鋒利的金屬尖刺。
2.
飆升, 激增
a sudden, sharp increase in the magnitude or intensity of something
範例:
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There was a sudden spike in electricity prices.
電價突然飆升。
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The data showed a significant spike in website traffic.
數據顯示網站流量顯著激增。
動詞
1.
釘住, 刺穿
to pierce or fasten with a spike or spikes
範例:
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He spiked the documents to the bulletin board.
他把文件釘在佈告欄上。
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The workers spiked the railway ties into place.
工人們把枕木釘到位。
2.
飆升, 激增
to increase sharply and suddenly
範例:
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Sales spiked after the advertisement aired.
廣告播出後，銷量飆升。
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The temperature spiked to over 30 degrees Celsius.
氣溫飆升至30攝氏度以上。
3.
下藥, 摻入
to add alcohol or drugs to a drink or food, often secretly
範例:
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Someone must have spiked her drink.
肯定有人在她的飲料裡下藥了。
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The punch was secretly spiked with vodka.
潘趣酒被秘密地摻入了伏特加。
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