spike
🇬🇧 UK/spaik/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
n.
A large, sharp-pointed nail or metal rod; a sudden sharp increase in a value or signal.
长钉,尖钉;突然急升
v.
To fasten or pierce with a spike; to add alcohol or drugs to a drink secretly; to increase sharply.
用钉钉牢;偷偷在饮料中加入酒精或药物;急剧上升
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishspikeother
=spike
Common Collocations
- 1.price spike价格骤升
- 2.spike in demand需求激增
- 3.traffic spike流量峰值
- 4.spike protein刺突蛋白
Example Sentences
- 1.
There was a sudden spike in electricity demand during the heatwave.
- 2.
Workers hammered iron spikes into the railway ties to secure the tracks.
- 3.
The graph showed a sharp spike in website traffic after the ad campaign launched.