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spikes

UK //spaɪks//US //spaɪks//

词源

源自中古英语 'spike',可能来自古诺尔斯语 'spík'(钉子或尖刺),与古英语 'spīcing'(尖刺)有关。

noun

❶ 指尖锐的突出物或尖刺,常用于描述植物的刺、动物的角或人造物品上的尖锐部分。

“The cactus has sharp spikes to protect itself from animals.”

(仙人掌有尖锐的刺,用来保护自己免受动物侵害。)

“He stepped on a metal spike and hurt his foot.”

(他踩到了一根金属尖刺,伤到了脚。)

❶ 在图表或数据中,指突然急剧上升或下降的数值变化,通常表现为短时间内的峰值。

“There was a spike in temperature during the heatwave.”

(热浪期间气温出现了急剧上升。)

“The graph shows a spike in sales during the holiday season.”

(图表显示假日季节销售额出现了峰值。)

同义词:points, peaks, projections

verb

❶ 指突然增加或急剧上升,常用于描述数量、价格或水平的快速变化。

“The demand for masks spiked during the pandemic.”

(疫情期间,口罩的需求急剧上升。)

“Oil prices spiked after the news of the conflict.”

(冲突消息传出后,油价急剧上涨。)

同义词:surge, increase, rise

常见短语

spike in — 用于描述某事物的突然增加或急剧上升,常用于经济、健康或社会现象中。

“There was a spike in online shopping during the lockdown.”

(封锁期间,网上购物出现了激增。)

spike up — 指某物突然向上或急剧增加,常用于描述数值或物理动作。

“The temperature spiked up to 40 degrees yesterday.”

(昨天温度突然飙升到40度。)