GR translation: syringe and spike

[Mike Jing]

I know it can be used as a verb or a noun. The question was which case is
it in that particular sentence. But like I said, in the end it probably
doesn't matter to the translation.


On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 8:53 AM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> "--ing” can also be used to turn a verb into a “gerund” – this is a verb that
> can also be used as a noun. You can transform most verbs into gerunds by
> adding the ...
>
> On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 8:43 AM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> We can all agree on the general scenario, there's little doubt about that.
>> The question is whether "spike" is used as a noun or a verb. I originally
>> thought it meant "rise suddenly", although in hindsight it doesn't seem
>> quite right either. The published translation treated it as the needle. It
>> probably doesn't matter too much in the end, since it doesn't really
>> change
>> what happens here.
>>
>> Thanks for the reply, Michael.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 29, 2022 at 11:04 PM Michael Bailey <
>> michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I think I read all the posts on this; apologies if somebody already
>> > mentioned this, but -
>> >
>> > The syringe is the tube thingie - a big one can be used without a
>> needle to
>> > wash out one’s earwax, or we used to have a little one to refill ink
>> > cartridges for a fountain pen.
>> >
>> > But it can also be fitted with a needle (or in rough parlance, a spike)
>> to
>> > give injections
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> https://www.amazon.com/Shintop-Syringe-Needles-Experiments-Industrial/dp/B074M4RB86
>> >
>> >
>> > Spiking away into the night does sound like fun, though - a foolish
>> > pleasure; the allusion isn’t that far fetched, but in context he’s
>> taking
>> > the kit & caboodle (or in this case, the syringe and needle) away from
>> the
>> > doctorly convo in the little office off the ward and into the night, in
>> > order to sedate a “Fox” ie a presumably howling & raving patient.
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