n.[C]

1. 牆頭釘；尖鐵
   a railing with long spikes on top

   頂端有長長的尖鐵的欄杆

2. 大釘；道釘
3. 鞋底釘
4. （運動穿的）釘鞋[P]
5. 長而尖的東西；幼鹿的單杖鹿角
6. （女子高跟鞋的）細高跟
7. 價格上漲

vt.

1. 用大釘釘牢
2. 用尖物刺穿
3. 阻止；制止；使（計畫等）受挫
   spike the rumor

   制止住謠言

4. 用釘鞋踩傷
5. 將（排球）猛扣至對方場地
6. 把烈酒攙入（飲料，水果，酒）
   The boys spiked the drinks, so everyone at the party got drunk.

   男孩們把烈酒攙入飲料，所以宴會中的每個人都喝醉了。

n.[C]

1. （穀物的）穗
2. 穗狀花序

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.