pike
noun uk/paɪk/ us/paɪk/
(FISH)
[ C ] plural pike狗鱼
a large fish that lives in lakes and rivers and eats other fish
(ROAD)
[ C ] US informal plural pikes付费高速公路
a turnpike US
the Leesburg Pike 利斯堡收费高速公路
(WEAPON)
[ C ] plural pikes(旧时士兵使用的)长矛,长枪
a long sharp stick used in the past as a weapon by soldiers on foot
A soldier with a pike could bring down a charging horse. 手持长矛的士兵能刺倒一匹疾驰的马。
(HILL)
[ C ] plural pikes尖顶山
a word used in northern England for a hill with a pointed top
Idiom
come down the pikeidiom US出现,露面
to appear or be noticed for the first time
Every movie coming down the pike was touted to be more "spectacular" or "hilarious" than anything seen before. 每部新上映的电影都被吹捧为比以前的所有电影都更“壮观”或“搞笑”。