poke
verb
noun
pəʊk
verb
1
WITH A FINGER/STICK ETC
用手指/棒等
to
quickly
push
your
finger
or
some
other
pointed
object
into
something
or
someone
戳，捅，刺
I,T
poke
sb/sth
with
sth
Andy
poked
the
fish
with
his
finger
to
see
if
it
was
still
alive.
安迪用手指戳了戳那条鱼，看它是否还活着。
poke
sb
in
the
eye/arm/ribs
etc
Be
careful
with
that
umbrella
or
you’ll
poke
someone
in
the
eye.
小心那把伞，否则你会戳到别人的眼睛。
[+
at
]
He
was
poking
at
the
dust
with
a
stick,
making
little
patterns.
他用一根棍子在尘土上拨来划去，弄出各种小图案。
2
THROUGH A SPACE/HOLE
通过空隙/洞
to
move
or
push
something
through
a
space
or
opening
插; 伸出; 探出
T always + adv/prep
poke
sth
in/into/through
sth
He
poked
a
hand
into
one
of
his
pockets.
他把一只手插进自己的一个口袋里。
One
of
the
nurses
poked
her
head
around
the
door.
一名护士从门里探出头来。
3
BE SEEN
被看见
if
something
is
poking
through
or
out
of
something
else,
you
can
see
part
of
it
but
not
all
of
it
〔从…中〕露出，伸出，探出
I always + adv/prep
[+
out
]
Ella
looked
at
the
tiny
face
poking
out
of
the
blanket.
埃拉看着那半张露在毛毯外面的小脸。
[+
through
]
Weeds
had
started
poking
through
the
cracks
in
the
patio.
院子里已经有杂草开始从缝隙里钻出来。
4
poke a hole
to
make
a
hole
or
hollow
area
in
something
by
pushing
something
pointed
into
or
through
it
〔在某物上〕戳 （捅 ）一个洞
[+
into/in/through
]
Poke
a
hole
in
the
dough,
and
then
form
it
into
a
rounded
shape.
在面团上戳个洞，然后把它做成一个环形。
5
poke holes in sth
to
find
mistakes
or
problems
in
a
plan
or
in
what
someone
has
said
在某事物中找漏洞，在某事物中挑毛病
Defense
attorneys
tried
to
poke
holes
in
Rodger’s
story.
辩护律师试图找出罗杰陈述中的漏洞。
6
poke fun at sb
to
make
fun
of
someone
in
an
unkind
way
嘲弄某人，取笑某人
Some
of
the
kids
were
poking
fun
at
Judy
because
of
the
way
she
was
dressed.
其中有些孩子在嘲笑朱迪的打扮。
7
poke your nose into sth
to
take
an
interest
or
get
involved
in
someone
else’s
private
affairs,
in
a
way
that
annoys
them
过问某事，插手某事〔因而令当事人生气〕
informal
I’m
sick
of
your
mother
poking
her
nose
into
our
marriage.
我很厌烦你妈妈插手我们的婚姻。
8
poke the fire
to
move
coal
or
wood
in
a
fire
with
a
stick
to
make
it
burn
better
〔用棍棒〕拨 （捅 ）火
9
SEX
性
to
have
sex
with
a
woman
[口，不礼貌] 与〔女人〕性交
T | spoken not polite
10
to
move
very
slowly
缓慢移动
He
kept
the
car
in
the
slow
lane,
poking
along
at
about
40
miles
an
hour.
他在慢车道上开车，以每小时大约 40 英里的速度缓缓行驶。
11
to
look
for
something,
especially
by
moving
a
lot
of
things
around
到处寻找，乱翻
[+
in
]
James
began
poking
about
in
the
cupboard,
looking
for
the
sugar.
詹姆斯开始在柜子里乱翻着找糖。
12
to
try
to
find
out
information
about
other
people’s
private
lives,
business
etc,
in
a
way
that
annoys
them
打听，刺探〔别人的私事〕
[+
in
]
Stop
poking
around
in
my
business!
别再到处打听我的事了！
13
poke around (sth)
to
spend
time
in
shops,
markets
etc
looking
at
nothing
in
particular
〔漫无目的地在商店、市场等处〕闲逛;
I
spent
Sunday
afternoon
poking
around
an
old
bookshop.
星期天下午我在一家老书店打发时间。
14
to
try
to
find
out
information
about
other
people’s
private
lives,
business
etc,
in
a
way
that
annoys
them
探听，打探〔别人的事情〕
noun
15
give sb/sth a poke
to
quickly
push
your
fingers,
a
stick
etc
into
something
or
someone
戳某人/某物一下
Vanessa
gave
me
a
playful
poke
in
the
ribs.
瓦妮莎开玩笑地戳了一下我的肋骨。
16
a
criticism
of
someone
or
something
[美，非正式] 批评
AmE informal
Bennett
took
a
poke
at
the
President’s
refusal
to
sign
the
bill.
贝内特批评总统拒绝签署议案。