| 单词 | poke |
| 释义 | poke poke1 —pokable, adj. /pohk/, v. , poked, poking, n. v.t. 1. to prod or push, esp. with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs. 2. to make (a hole, one's way, etc.) by or as by prodding or pushing. 3. to thrust or push: She poked her head out of the window. 4. to force, drive, or stir by or as by pushing or thrusting: He poked the fire up. 5. to thrust obtrusively: The prosecutor kept poking his finger at the defendant. v.i. 6. to make a pushing or thrusting movement with the finger, a stick, etc. 7. to extend or project (often fol. by out): His handkerchief is poking out of his back pocket. 8. to thrust oneself obtrusively: to poke into something that is not one's affair. 9. to search curiously; pry (often fol. by around or about). 10. to go or proceed in a slow or aimless way (often fol. by along). 11. poke fun at, to ridicule or mock, esp. covertly or slyly: In her novel, she pokes fun at her ex-husband. 12. poke one's nose into, Informal. to meddle in; pry into: We felt as if half the people in town were poking their noses into our lives. n. 13. a thrust or push. 14. Informal. a slow or dawdling person; slowpoke. [1300-50; ME < MD, MLG poken to thrust. See POACH1] poke2 /pohk/, n. 1. Chiefly Midland U.S. and Scot. a bag or sack, esp. a small one. 2. a wallet or purse. 3. Archaic. a pocket. [1250-1300; ME < MD, whence also ONF poque, F poche bag, pocket; cf. POACH2, POCKET, POUCH] poke3 /pohk/, n. 1. a projecting brim at the front of a bonnet, framing the face. 2. Also called poke bonnet. a bonnet or hat with such a brim. [1760-70; appar. special use of POKE1] poke4 /pohk/, n. pokeweed. [1590-1600; perh. shortening of obs. pocan pokeweed, perh. var. of PUCCOON (pokeberries and puccoon roots were both sources of red dye)] |
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