n.[C]

1. 墙头钉；尖铁
   a railing with long spikes on top

   顶端有长长的尖铁的栏杆

2. 大钉；道钉
3. 鞋底钉
4. （运动穿的）钉鞋[P]
5. 长而尖的东西；幼鹿的单枝鹿角
6. （女子高跟鞋的）细高跟
7. 价格上涨

vt.

1. 用大钉钉牢
2. 用尖物刺穿
3. 阻止；制止；使（计划等）受挫
   spike the rumor

   制止住谣言

4. 用钉鞋踩伤
5. 将（排球）猛扣至对方场地
6. 把烈酒搀入（饮料，水果，酒）
   The boys spiked the drinks, so everyone at the party got drunk.

   男孩们把烈酒搀入饮料，所以宴会中的每个人都喝醉了。

n.[C]

1. （谷物的）穗
2. 穗状花序

vt.

1. 【新闻】退弃（稿件）；“枪毙”（稿件）

n.

1. a thin pointed piece of metal or another rigid material.
   ▸a large stout nail, especially one used to fasten a rail to a railway sleeper.
   ▸each of several metal points set into the sole of a sports shoe to prevent slipping.
   ▸ (spikes) a pair of sports shoes with spikes.
   ▸chiefly Brit. a pointed metal rod standing on a base and used for filing bills or journalistic material rejected for publication.
2. a sharp increase in magnitude or intensity.
   ▸Electronics  a pulse of very short duration.
3. Brit. informal the casual ward of a hostel offering temporary accommodation for the homeless.

v.

1. impale on or pierce with a spike.
   ▸historical render (a gun) useless by plugging up the vent with a spike.
2. form into or cover with sharp points.
3. (of a newspaper editor) reject (a story) by or as if by filing it on a spike.
   ▸thwart.
4. informal lace (drink or food) with alcohol or a drug surreptitiously.
   ▸Physics  & Chemistry  enrich with a particular isotope.
5. increase and then decrease sharply.
6. (in volleyball) hit (the ball) forcefully from a position near the net so that it moves downward into the opposite court.
   ▸American Football  fling (the ball) forcefully to the ground, typically in celebration of a touchdown or victory.

n.