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- with obj. jab or prod (someone or something) with one's finger or a sharp object（用手指或尖利物品）戳, 刺：
he poked Benny in the ribs and pointed
他捅了一下本尼的胸部并指了指
no obj. they sniffed, felt, and poked at everything they bought.他们把所有买来的东西都闻一闻, 摸一摸, 戳一戳。
1.1
- with obj. and adverbial of direction jab (one's finger) at someone or into something将（手指）戳入, 插入：
keep adding water until you can comfortably poke your finger into the soil.
不停地加水, 直到可以轻松地将手指插入土中为止。
1.2
- (on the social networking site Facebook) attract the attention of (another member of the site) by using the 'poke' facility（在社交网站Facebook上利用“戳一下”功能）吸引（另一用户）的注意。
1.3
- prod and stir (a fire) with a poker to make it burn more fiercely拨（火）。
1.4
- make (a hole) in something by prodding or jabbing at it戳（洞）。
1.5
- vulgar slang (of a man) have sexual intercourse with (a woman)〈粗俚〉（男人）跟（女人）性交。
2
- with obj. and adverbial of direction thrust (something, such as one's head) in a particular direction探（头）, 伸（头）：
I poked my head around the door to see what was going on
我探头朝门周围张望, 看是怎么回事
she poked her tongue out.
她伸出舌头。
2.1
- no obj., with adverbial protrude and be or become visible露出：
she had wisps of grey hair poking out from under her bonnet.
她有几缕灰白头发露在帽子外面了。
1
- an act of poking someone or something捅, 戳, 刺, 拨：
she gave the fire a poke.
她拨了一下火。
1.1
- vulgar slang an act of sexual intercourse〈粗俚〉性交。
2
- (a poke round/around) informal a look or search around a place〈非正式〉张望, 寻觅。
3
- mass noun informal power or acceleration in a car〈非正式〉（车的）马力, 加速度：
I expect you'd prefer something with a bit more poke.
我想你会要马力大一点的。
4
- （一般作poke）Computing a statement or function in BASIC for altering the contents of a specified memory location【计算机】存数指令。比较PEEK（义项2）。
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- （亦作poke bonnet）a woman's bonnet with a projecting brim or front, popular especially in the early 19th century（尤指19世纪初的）宽前檐女帽。
短语
be better than a poke in the eye with a sharp （〈澳〉亦作burnt） stick
- humorous be welcome or pleasing〈幽默〉受欢迎; 令人愉快：
I got a tax rebate - not a huge amount but better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
我拿到了退税——虽然数目不大, 但还是令人高兴的。
poke fun at
- tease or make fun of嘲弄, 开玩笑。
poke one's nose into
- informal take an intrusive interest in〈非正式〉探问, 探听。
take a poke at someone
1
- informal hit or punch someone〈非正式〉打某人一拳。
1.1
- criticize someone批评。
词源
Middle English: origin uncertain; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German poken, of unknown ultimate origin. The noun dates from the late 18th cent.
短语动词
poke about/around
- informal look around a place, typically in search of something〈非正式〉搜寻, 翻寻：
she poked about in the cupboard for a minute or two.
她在柜子里翻了一两分钟。