poke
v
1
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (with sth) push sb/sth sharply (with a stick, one's finger, etc); jab sb/sth (用棍棒、 手指等)捅、 拨或戳某人[某物]
poke sb in the ribs, ie nudge him in a friendly way 轻触某人肋部(促其注意)
poke the fire (with a poker), ie to make it burn more strongly 用通条捅火(使之更旺).
(b) [Tn.pr] ~ sth in sth make (a hole) in sth by pushing one's finger, a sharp instrument, etc through it (用手指、 尖物等)在某物上扎(洞)
Poke two holes in the sack so you can see through it. 在袋子上戳两个洞就能透过它看了.
(c) [Ipr] ~ at sth make repeated small pushing movements at sth 反覆轻推某物
She poked at her meal unenthusiastically. 她无精打采地拨弄著盘中的饭菜.
2 [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
put or move sth in a specified direction, with a sharp push; thrust 猛推某物; 插; 刺
She poked her finger into the hole. 她把手指插入那孔中.
poke food through the bars of a cage 把食物从笼子的栏杆间塞进去
poke one's head out of a window 把头伸出窗外
Mind you don't poke her eye out with that stick! 小心别让那杆子扎著她的眼睛!
He poked his head round the door to see if she was in the room. 他在门口探一下头, 看她是否在屋里. =>Usage at nudge 用法见nudge.
3 (idm 习语) poke `fun at sb/sth (usu derog 通常作贬义) make fun of sb/sth; mock or ridicule sb/sth 开某人[某事物]的玩笑; 嘲弄或嘲笑某人[某事物]
He enjoys poking fun at others. 他好开别人的玩笑. poke/stick one's nose into sth => nose1.
4 (phr v) poke about/around (infml 口) search inquisitively 好奇地寻找或打听
Why are you poking about among my papers? 你为什麽乱翻我的文件? poke out of/through sth; poke out/through/up be visible coming through (a hole, slit, etc); protrude (从洞、 缝等中)呈现, 显露; 伸出
a pen poking out (of sb's pocket) (从某人口袋中)露出的钢笔
I see a finger poking through (a hole in your glove). 我看见你的手指(从你手套的窟窿里)露出来了.
A few daffodils were already poking up, ie starting to grow. 有几棵水仙花已经开始抽芽. poke, n act of poking; nudge 捅; 拨; 戳; 刺; 轻触
give the fire a poke 拨一拨火
give sb a poke in the ribs 捅某人肋部一下.
poke n (idm 习语) buy a pig in a poke => buy.
*[pәuk]n. 刺, 戳, 袋子vt. 戳, 捅, 拨弄, 刺vi. 戳, 刺, 捅, 搜索, 伸出, 行动散慢【计】 存数相关词组: poke fun at poke one's nose into something poke about poke into poke one's finger at
It seems that there is a big waste pipe coming down from the town. Do you see it, over there?
好象有一条很粗的废水管从镇上通到海里。您看见了吗?在那边?
Next, if it is not a story, get an idea of the organization of the book. Read the back cover and the introduction. Look at the pictures and the short texts below them. Turn to the front of the book and look at the contents. This way you can decide whether