spike

v.(短期大幅)上升

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
spike (noun)
1.
a very large nail
2.
a) one of a row of pointed irons placed (as on the top of a wall) to prevent passage
b) (1) one of several metal projections set in the sole and heel of a shoe to improve traction
(2) a pair of shoes having attached to the soles or soles and heels - spikes
c) - spindle
3.
something resembling a spike as
a) a young mackerel not over six inches (15.2 centimeters) long
b) an unbranched antler of a young deer
4.
- spike heel
5.
the act or an instance of (as in volleyball) - spiking
6.
a) a pointed element in a graph or tracing
b) an unusually high and sharply defined maximum (as of amplitude in a wave train)
7.
slang - hypodermic needle
8.
a momentary sharp increase and fall in electric potential , also - action potential
9.
an abrupt sharp increase (as in prices or rates)
spike (verb)
transitive verb
1.
to fasten or furnish with - spikes
2.
a) to disable (a muzzle-loading cannon) temporarily by driving a spike into the vent
b) to suppress or block completely - spiked the rumor
3.
a) to pierce or impale with or on a spike
b) to reject (as a story) for publication or broadcast for editorial reasons
4.
a) to add an alcoholic beverage to (a drink) - spiked the punch
b) to add a foreign substance to - spike the coffee with tranquilizers
c) to add something highly reactive (as a radioactive tracer) to
d) to add vitality, zest, or spice to - liven spiked the speech with humor spike the broth with peppers
5.
to drive (as a volleyball) sharply downward with a hard blow , also to throw down sharply - spiked the ball in the end zone
6.
intransitive verb
to undergo a sudden sharp increase in (temperature or fever) - the patient spiked a fever of 103° to increase sharply - battery sales spiked after the storm
spike (noun)
1.
an ear of grain
2.
an elongated inflorescence similar to a raceme but having the flowers sessile on the main axis - see inflorescence illustration
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
spike (verb)
1.
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
SYNONYMS:
gore, harpoon, jab, lance, peck, pick, pierce, pink, puncture, run through, skewer, spear, spike, spit, stab, stick, transfix, transpierce
RELATED WORDS:
spindle; perforate, riddle; bayonet, dirk, gimlet, pike, poniard, prong, quill; pinprick, poke, prick, punch, thrust; cut, knife, slice
spike (verb)
2.
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
SYNONYMS:
amp (up), brace, energize, enliven, fillip, fire, ginger (up), invigorate, jazz (up), juice up, jump-start, liven (up), pep (up), quicken, spike, stimulate, vitalize, vivify, zip (up)
RELATED WORDS:
arouse, awake, awaken, raise, rouse, stir, wake (up); activate, actuate, drive, impel, motivate, motive, move, propel; charge, electrify, galvanize; enkindle, excite, ferment, foment, incite, inflame ( enflame), instigate, kindle, provoke, set off, spark, trigger, turn on, whip (up); abet, boost, buoy, cheer, embolden, fortify, hearten, infuse, inspire, lift, rally, steel, strengthen; reactivate, reanimate, reawake, reawaken, recharge, recreate, reenergize, refresh, refreshen, regenerate, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, rekindle, renew, restimulate, resurrect, resuscitate, revitalize, revive
NEAR ANTONYMS:
burn out, debilitate, do in, drain, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, fag, fatigue, harass, kayo, knock out, sap, tucker (out), undermine, wash out, weaken, wear, wear out, weary; check, curb, inhibit, jade, quell, quench, repress, restrain, slow, still, stunt, suppress; daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit
damp, dampen, deaden, dull, kill
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