spokespoke2 noun [countable]1one of the thin metal bars which connect the outer ring of a wheel to the centre, especially on a bicycleスポーク;車輪の外輪と中心をつなぐ細い金属棒(特に自転車の)2put a spoke in somebody’s wheel British English to prevent someone from doing something they have planned人が計画していたことを妨げる、阻止する