poke
UK [pəʊk] US [poʊk] verb
PUSH 推
transitive
■to push a finger or other pointed object quickly into someone or something 戳，刺，捅•You'll poke someone in the eye with that umbrella if you're not careful!你不小心的话伞尖会戳到别人眼睛的！ •Two kids were poking a stick into the drain.两个孩子正在把一根棍子插到排水管里面去。
UK [pəʊk] US [poʊk] verb
APPEAR 出现
intransitive or transitive [usually + adv/prep]
■to (cause something to) appear or stretch out from behind or through something else （使）伸出来，（使）探出来•Cathy poked her head round the door to say hello.凯茜从门后探出头来打招呼。 •The first green shoots are poking up/through the soil.第一批绿芽破土而出。
UK [pəʊk] US [poʊk] verb
poke fun at sb
■to make someone seem stupid by making jokes about them or laughing unkindly at them 取笑（某人），奚落（某人）
UK [pəʊk] US [poʊk] verb
Phrasal Verbs poke around (UK also poke about) informal
■to search for something by moving things about, usually not in a very careful or organized way 搜索；翻找•I was poking about in the drawer, looking for the key, when I found this!我在抽屉里翻来翻去找锁匙，就在这时找到了这个！
UK [pəʊk] US [poʊk] noun countable
■when you poke someone or something 戳，刺，捅•She gave me a poke in the stomach.她戳了戳我的肚子。 |