The word "poke" means to push with a finger, to push something into something else, to partially emerge from something, or to stick one's head into an opening. It can also be a noun for the act of poking and is part of the idiom "poke fun at," meaning to tease or mock.
The word "poke" can be used as a verb with multiple meanings, including to push with a finger or object (poke someone/something), to push something into another thing (poke something into), to emerge from a hiding place (poke out of/through), or to thrust one's head into an opening. It is also used as a noun to describe the action of poking, and in the idiom "poke fun at" meaning to ridicule someone.
[VERB 动词](用手指或尖物)戳,捅,杵 If you poke someone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with a sharp object.
[V n]
Lindy poked him in the ribs.
琳迪戳了戳他的肋部。
Poke is also a noun.
John smiled at them and gave Richard a playful poke.
约翰冲着他们笑了笑,开玩笑地捅了理查德一下。
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[VERB 动词]把…戳进;把…插入 If you poke one thing into another, you push the first thing into the second thing.
[V n into n]
He poked his finger into the hole.
他把手指插入孔中。
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[VERB 动词](从后面或下面)露出,冒出 If something pokes out of or through another thing, you can see part of it appearing from behind or underneath the other thing.
[V out of n]
[V through n]
He saw the dog's twitching nose poke out of the basket...
他看到那只狗一抽一抽的鼻子从篮子里冒出来。
His fingers poked through the worn tips of his gloves.
他的手指从手套的破指尖处露了出来。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(头)伸出;(使)探出 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.
[V n adv/prep]
[V prep/adv]
Julie tapped on my door and poked her head in...
朱莉轻轻地敲了敲我的门,探进头来。
We hadn't been able to poke our heads out and see what was going on...
我们无法伸出头去,看看发生了什么。
Raymond's head poked through the doorway.
雷蒙德的头从门口探了出来。
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to poke fun at→see:
fun
; to poke your nose into something→see:
nose
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相关词组:
poke around
poke at
Oxford
poke/pəʊk; NAmEpoʊk/
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noun
pokepokespokedpokingverb1[transitive ]to quickly push your fingers or another object into sb/sth (用手指或其他东西)捅,戳,杵SYN
prod
pokesb/sth with sth ◆She poked him in the ribs with her elbow.她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。pokesth into sth ◆She poked her elbow into his ribs.她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。pokesb/sth ◆I'm sick of being poked and prodded by doctors.我讨厌让医生在我身上戳戳点点的。◆She got up and poked the fire (= to make it burn more strongly).她起来拨了拨火。2[transitive ]pokesth + adv./prep. to push sth somewhere or move it in a particular direction with a small quick movement 推;捅;戳;探◆He poked his head around the corner to check that nobody was coming.他从转角处探出头来,查看有没有人过来。◆Someone had poked a message under the door.有人从门底下塞进了一张纸条。◆Don't poke her eye out with that stick!别让那根棍子戳着她的眼!3[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.if an object is poking out of, through, etc.sth, you can see a part of it that is no longer covered by sth else 露出;伸出;探出◆The end of the cable was left poking out of the wall.电缆头从墙里露出来了。◆Clumps of grass poked up through the snow.一簇簇的草破雪而出。4[transitive ]~ a hole in sth (with sth)to make a hole in sth by pushing your finger or another object into it 捅窟窿;扎洞◆The kids poked holes in the ice with sticks.孩子们用棍子在冰上戳洞。5[transitive ]pokesb ( taboo,slang) (of a man 男人)to have sex with sb 与(某人)性交IDIOMpoke ˈfun at sb/sthto say unkind things about sb/sth in order to make other people laugh at them 拿…开心;奚落;嘲弄SYN
ridicule
◆Her novels poke fun at the upper class.她的小说嘲弄上流社会。☞more at
nose
n.PHRASAL VERBSˌpoke aˈbout/aˈround( informal) to look for sth, especially sth that is hidden among other things that you have to move 搜查;翻找◆The police spent the day poking around in his office but found nothing.警察花了一天时间搜查他的办公室,但一无所获。◆( figurative) We've had journalists poking around and asking a lot of questions.我们给记者不断追问。ˈpoke at sthto push a pointed object, your finger, etc. at sth repeatedly with small quick movements (用手指、物件等反复地)捅,戳,扎◆He poked at the spaghetti with a fork.他用叉子拨弄着意大利面。noun1[countable , usually singular ]the action of quickly pushing your fingers or another object into sb/sth 捅;戳;拨;挑◆to give the fire a poke拨一拨火◆He gave me a poke in the ribs to wake me up.他捅了一下我的肋部把我叫醒。2[uncountable ]( BrE) power in a car (汽车的)马力,推进力◆I prefer something with a bit more poke.我想要马力再大些的。IDIOMShave a ˌpoke aˈround( informal) to look carefully around a place to see what you can find; to try to find out information about sb/sth 仔细寻觅;探究;打探take a ˈpoke at sb/sth( old-fashioned) ( NAmEinformal) to make an unkind remark about sb/sth; to laugh at sb/sth 嘲弄;奚落;嘲笑☞more at
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n.poke/pəʊk; NAmEpoʊk/
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pokepoke1 /pəʊk $ poʊk/ ●●○ verb
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1pokewith a finger/stick etc [intransitive, transitive] to quickly push your finger or some other pointed object into something or someonepoke somebody/something with something Andy poked the fish with his finger to see if it was still alive.poke somebody in the eye/arm/ribs etc Be careful with that umbrella or you’ll poke someone in the eye.poke at He was poking at the dust with a stick, making little patterns.► see thesaurus at
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2through a space/hole [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move or push something through a space or openingpoke something in/into/through something He poked a hand into one of his pockets. One of the nurses poked her head around the door.3be seen [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if something is poking through or out of something else, you can see part of it but not all of itpoke out Ella looked at the tiny face poking out of the blanket.poke through Weeds had started poking through the cracks in the patio.4poke a hole to make a hole or hollow area in something by pushing something pointed into or through itpoke into/in/through Poke a hole in the dough, and then form it into a rounded shape.5poke holes in something to find mistakes or problems in a plan or in what someone has said: Defense attorneys tried to poke holes in Rodger’s story.6poke fun at somebody to make fun of someone in an unkind way: Some of the kids were poking fun at Judy because of the way she was dressed.7poke your nose into something informal to take an interest or get involved in someone else’s private affairs, in a way that annoys them: I’m sick of your mother poking her nose into our marriage.8poke the fire to move coal or wood in a fire with a stick to make it burn better9on the Internet [transitive] to show someone on a social networking site that you want to communicate with them10sex [transitive] spoken not polite to have sex with a womanpoke along phrasal verb American English informalto move very slowly: He kept the car in the slow lane, poking along at about 40 miles an hour.poke around (also poke about British English) phrasal verb informal1to look for something, especially by moving a lot of things aroundpoke around in James began poking about in the cupboard, looking for the sugar.2to try to find out information about other people’s private lives, business etc, in a way that annoys thempoke around in Stop poking around in my business!3poke around (something) to spend time in shops, markets etc looking at nothing in particularSYN browse: I spent Sunday afternoon poking around an old bookshop.poke into phrasal verb informalto try to find out information about other people’s private lives, business etc, in a way that annoys them
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pokepoke2 noun [countable]
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1give somebody/something a poke to quickly push your fingers, a stick etc into something or someone: Vanessa gave me a playful poke in the ribs.2American English informal a criticism of someone or something: Bennett took a poke at the president’s refusal to sign the bill.3the act of showing someone on a social networking site that you want to communicate with them
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poke
[pəʊk]poked, poking, pokes
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戳(39%),刺(23%),捅(13%),伸出(13%),拨开(5%),拨(5%),钱袋(2%)
n.戳;刺;袋子;懒汉
vt.刺,捅;戳;拨开
vi.刺,捅;戳;伸出;刺探;闲荡
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