| 释义 |
poke¹ /pəʊk/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 戳，捅；戳出，捅出
You almost poked my eye out. 你差点儿把我的眼睛戳瞎了。
He poked me with his umbrella. 他用伞捅我。
The boy sat down and began to poke little holes in the sand. 那男孩坐下来开始在沙子里戳出一个个的小洞。
2. 用…戳(或捅)；把…戳(或插)向，把…指(或伸)向
poke a stick at a snake 用小棍子捅一条蛇
Never poke a finger or scissors into an electric socket. 千万不要把手指或剪刀插进电源插座。
poke one's finger at sb. 朝着某人指指戳戳
Don't poke your head out of the window. 不要把头伸出窗外。
poke one's way through 挤出一条路通过
3. 拨弄；搅动；〈美俚〉赶(牛、羊等)
He poked the fire up. 他把火拨旺。
4. 〈美俚〉激发，引起
poke up a conversation with sb. 找着话茬儿同某人攀谈起来
5. 〈口〉用拳打；打出(一拳)；【板】击(球)
poke sb.in the nose 打某人的鼻子
poke a right to the chin and a left to the body 右手一拳打在下巴上又以左手一拳打在身上
6. 〈口〉使困居
I didn't want to stay poked up in that town. 我不想困在那个小镇。
7. 〈俚〉〈粗〉同(女子)性交
❷ vi.
1. (反复地)戳(或捅)；拨弄(at)
poke at a pile of ashes 拨弄一堆灰烬
She poked at her hair in front of the mirror. 她在镜子前捋头发。
2. 伸出，突出；挤向前
His head poked from under the blankets. 他把头从毯子下伸出来。
The sun poked over the horizon. 太阳从地平线上升起。
New hotels are poking into the sky. 新建的宾馆高耸入云。
I poked through a bazaar crammed with goods. 我挤过了堆满货物的集市。
3. 猛打，猛击；【板】击球
4. 搜索；探问
He poked around under the bed for his pen. 他在床底下找钢笔。
Those detectives have been poking about here. 那些侦探一直在这儿附近打听。
5. 干涉；介入
They poked into his private affairs. 他们干涉他的私事。
6. 行动散漫，混日子；进展缓慢
He just poked around at home and didn't accomplish much. 他就这样在家闲混日子，一事无成。
Production pokes along. 生产进展缓慢。
7. 〈俚〉〈粗〉(男子)同女子性交
II n.
1. 戳，捅；拨弄
He felt a poke in the ribs. 他感到肋间被人捅了一下。
He gave the fire a poke. 他拨了拨火。
2. 〈口〉一拳；【板】一击
give sb. a poke on the nose 对着某人鼻子打一拳
3. 〈俚〉慢慢吞吞的人；笨头笨脑令人讨厌的人
4. (套在牛、猪等牲口上以防其越栏的)触地颈轭
5. 〈俚〉衣领，领子
6. 〈美俚〉(美国西部的)骑马牧人，牛仔
7. 〈俚〉〈粗〉性交；性交的女方
8. 〈口〉力量；马力
9. [常作 POKE] 【计】存数
[< LG, MD poken to thrust, prod, strike] phr. better than a poke in the eye 〈喻〉不幸之中大幸的；不会好到哪里去的 poke fun at sb. 见 fun
poke one's nose into (或 in) 见 nose
take a poke at sb. 〈口〉
1. 打某人一拳
2. 批评某人 |