1. | [t] （用手指或其他东西）捅，戳，杵to quickly push your fingers or another object into sb/sth |
She poked him in the ribs with her elbow. 她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。 | |
She poked her elbow into his ribs. 她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。 | |
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. | [t] ~ sth + adv./prep. 推；捅；戳；探to push sth somewhere or move it in a particular direction with a small quick movement |
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睛！ |
3. | [i] + adv./prep. 露出；伸出；探出if an object ispoking out of, through, etc. sth, you can see a part of it that is no longer covered by sth else |
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. | [t] ~ a hole in sth (with sth) 捅窟窿；扎洞to make a hole in sth by pushing your finger or another object into it |
The kids poked holes in the ice with sticks. 孩子们用棍子在冰上戳洞。 |
5. | [t] ~ sb 与（某人）性交to have sex with sb |
Her novels poke fun at the upper class. 她的小说嘲弄上流社会。 |
Her novels poke fun at the upper class. 她的小说嘲弄上流社会。 |
1. | [c][ususing] 捅；戳；拨；挑the action of quickly pushing your fingers or another object into sb/sth |
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. | [u] （汽车的）马力，推进力power in a car |
I prefer something with a bit more poke. 我想要马力再大些的。 |
