poke

poke¹
verb

[with obj.]jab or prod (someone or something), especially with one's finger
（尤指用手指）戳，刺
he poked Benny in the ribs and pointed.
他捅了一下本尼的胸部并指了指。
[no obj.]they sniffed, felt, and poked at everything they bought.
他们把所有买来的东西都闻一闻，摸一摸，戳一戳。
■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]jab (one's finger) at someone or into something
将（手指）戳入，插入
keep adding water until you can comfortably poke your finger into the soil.
不停地加水，直到可以轻松地将手指插入土中为止。
■prod and stir (a fire) with a poker to make it burn more fiercely
拨（火）
■make (a hole) in something by prodding or jabbing at it
戳（洞）
■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]thrust (something, such as one's head) in a particular direction
探（头），伸（头）
I poked my head around the door to see what was going on.
我探头朝门周围张望，看是怎么回事。
she poked her tongue out.
她伸出舌头。
■[no obj., with adverbial]protrude and be or become visible
露出
she had wisps of grey hair poking out from under her bonnet.
她有几缕灰白头发露在帽子外面了。
■(vulgar slang)(of a man) have sexual intercourse with (a woman)
(粗俚)（男人）跟（女人）性交

noun

an act of poking someone or something
捅，戳，刺，拨
she gave the fire a poke.
她拨了一下火。
■(a poke round/around)(informal)a look or search around a place
(非正式)张望，寻觅
■(vulgar slang)an act of sexual intercourse
(粗俚)性交
[mass noun](informal)power or acceleration in a car
(非正式)（车的）马力，加速度
I expect you'd prefer something with a bit more poke.
我想你会要马力大一点的。
(一般作 poke)(Computing)a statement or function in BASIC for altering the contents of a specified memory location
(计算机)存数指令。比较 peek（义项2）
(亦作 poke bonnet)a woman's bonnet with a projecting brim or front, popular especially in the early 19th century
（尤指19世纪初的）宽前檐女帽

常用词组
poke fun at

tease or make fun of
嘲弄，开玩笑

poke one's nose into

(informal)take an intrusive interest in
(非正式)管闲事

take a poke at someone

(informal)hit or punch someone
(非正式)打某人一拳
■criticize someone
批评

语源

Middle English: origin uncertain; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German poken, of unknown ultimate origin. The noun dates from the late 18th cent

继承用法
poke about/around

look around a place, typically in search of something
四处寻找

poke²
noun

(chiefly Scottish)a bag or small sack
(主苏格兰)袋，小包
he fished out a poke of crisps from under the counter.
他在柜台下掏出了一袋薯片。
■(N. Amer. informal)a purse or wallet
(北美，非正式)钱包

常用词组
a pig in a poke

见 pig

语源

Middle English: from Old Northern French poke, variant of Old French poche 'pocket'. Compare with pouch

poke³
noun

another term for pokeweed
同 pokeweed
(Indian poke)a North American plant of the lily family with a poisonous black rhizome and tall sprays of yellow-green flowers
美国白藜芦
Veratrum viride, family Liliaceae
拉丁名Veratrum viride，百合科

语源

early 18th cent.: from Algonquian poughkone (See puccoon)

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