poke
vt. 戳,捅; 推; 撥火; 〈美俚〉打,毆
vi. 刺,戳; 刺探,干涉; 伸出; 閒逛
n. 刺,戳; 毆打; 袋子; 懶漢
If you poke someone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with a sharp object.
Lindy poked him in the ribs.
琳迪戳了戳他的肋部。
If you poke one thing into another, you push the first thing into the second thing.
He poked his finger into the hole.
他把手指插入孔中。
If something pokes out of or through another thing, you can see part of it appearing from behind or underneath the other thing.
He saw the dog's twitching nose poke out of the basket...
他看到那隻狗一抽一抽的鼻子從籃子裡冒出來。
His fingers poked through the worn tips of his gloves.
他的手指從手套的破指尖處露了出來。
If you poke your head through an opening or if it pokes through an opening, you push it through, often so that you can see something more easily.
Julie tapped on my door and poked her head in...
朱莉輕輕地敲了敲我的門,探進頭來。
We hadn't been able to poke our heads out and see what was going on...
我們無法伸出頭去,看看發生了什麼。
1. tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
2. a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
3. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow);
4. (boxing) a blow with the fist;
1. poke or thrust abruptly;
2. search or inquire in a meddlesome way;
3. stir by poking;
4. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument;
5. make a hole by poking
poke one's nose into
(非正式)管閒事
take a poke at someone
(非正式)打某人一拳
a pig in a poke
poke about/around
四處尋找
poke fun at
用惡作劇的方式來取笑;戲弄
He used a nail to poke a hole.
他用釘子刺了個洞.
The room is cold, poke the fire up a little.
屋子裡冷, 把爐火撥旺一些.
Dongpo and Fo Yin were good friends, and they liked to poke fun at each other.
蘇東坡和佛印和尚是很好的朋友, 但是兩人也喜歡彼此嘲弄一番.
Then he took a poke at my hair, telling me I looked like a scarecrow!
然後他開始嘲笑我的頭髮, 說我看起來像個稻草人!
He has a short fuse , and they poke and prod to see if he will explode.
他易於激動, 因此他們故意撥弄他,看看他是否會發火.