poke

英 [pəʊk]

美 [poʊk]

v. (用手指或其他东西)捅，杵; 推; 捅; 戳; 探; 露出; 伸出; 探出
n. 捅; 戳; 拨; 挑; (汽车的)马力，推进力

过去式：poked　现在分词：poking　第三人称单数：pokes　过去分词：poked　复数：pokes　

Collins.1 / BNC.6486 / COCA.4702

短语用例

poke about/around

poke at sth

poke fun at sb/sth

拿…开心；奚落；嘲弄
to say unkind things about sb/sth in order to make other people laugh at them
Her novels poke fun at the upper class.
她的小说嘲弄上流社会。

poke/stick your nose into sth

have a poke around

仔细寻觅；探究；打探
to look carefully around a place to see what you can find; to try to find out information about sb/sth

take a poke at sb/sth

(buy) a pig in a poke

（买）未看过的东西；（买）不知优劣的东西
if you buy a pig in a poke , you buy sth without seeing it or knowing if it is good enough

verb

（用手指或其他东西）捅，戳，杵
to quickly push your fingers or another object into sb/sth
1. She poked him in the ribs with her elbow.
  她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。
2. She poked her elbow into his ribs.
  她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。
3. 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。
4. She got up and poked the fire (= to make it burn more strongly) .
  她起来拨了拨火。
推；捅；戳；探
to push sth somewhere or move it in a particular direction with a small quick movement
1. 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。
2. Someone had poked a message under the door.
  有人从门底下塞进了一张纸条。
3. Don't poke her eye out with that stick!
  别让那根棍子戳着她的眼！
露出；伸出；探出
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
1. The end of the cable was left poking out of the wall.
  电缆头从墙里露出来了。
2. Clumps of grass poked up through the snow.
  一簇簇的草破雪而出。
捅窟窿；扎洞
to make a hole in sth by pushing your finger or another object into it
1. The kids poked holes in the ice with sticks.
  孩子们用棍子在冰上戳洞。
与（某人）性交
to have sex with sb

noun

捅；戳；拨；挑
the action of quickly pushing your fingers or another object into sb/sth
1. to give the fire a poke
  拨一拨火
2. 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。
（汽车的）马力，推进力
power in a car
1. I prefer something with a bit more poke.
  我想要马力再大些的。

VERB （用手指或尖物）戳，捅，杵
If youpokesomeone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with a sharp object.
1. Lindy poked him in the ribs.
  琳迪戳了戳他的肋部。
2. Pokeis also a noun.
3. 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。
VERB 把…戳进；把…插入
If youpokeone thingintoanother, you push the first thing into the second thing.
1. He poked his finger into the hole.
  他把手指插入孔中。
VERB （从后面或下面）露出，冒出
If somethingpokes out oforthroughanother thing, you can see part of it appearing from behind or underneath the other thing.
1. 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。
2. 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。
V-ERG （使）（头）伸出；（使）探出
If youpokeyour head through an opening or if itpokesthrough an opening, you push it through, often so that you can see something more easily.
1. 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。
2. 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。
3. Raymond's head poked through the doorway.
  雷蒙德的头从门口探了出来。
topoke fun at→ see:fun

noun

(boxing) a blow with the fist
1. I gave him a clout on his nose
Synonym:punchcloutlickbiffslug
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
1. he warned me with a jab with his finger
2. he made a thrusting motion with his fist
Synonym:jabjabbingpokingthrustthrusting
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
Synonym:sackpaper bagcarrier bag
someone who takes more time than necessary
Synonym:dawdlerdronelaggardlaggertrailer
tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes
Synonym:pigeon berrygargetscokePhytolacca americana

verb

poke or thrust abruptly
1. he jabbed his finger into her ribs
Synonym:jabprodstabdig
make a hole by poking
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
1. the salesman pounded the door knocker
2. a bible-thumping Southern Baptist
Synonym:thumppound
stir by poking
1. poke the embers in the fireplace
search or inquire in a meddlesome way
1. This guy is always nosing around the office
Synonym:intrudehorn inprynose

He poked his finger into the hole.
他把手指插入孔中。
Poke your hand through the fence and see if you can reach the piece of paper.
你把手从篱笆缝里伸过去，看看能不能够着那张纸。
Poke two holes in the sack so you can see through it.
在袋子上戳两个洞就能透过它看了。
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。
For the duration of this sort of game you can buy as many poke chips as you want.
期间的这种游戏你可以买到许多捅芯片你想要的。
Could I at least poke my head in? I'm his wife.
能不能让我至少看他一眼？我是他的妻子。
We never thought she would poke her nose into this.
想不到她会插上一手。
Tyson knocked my wallet off, so I took a poke at him.
泰森抢了我的钱包，我就用拳头打他。
He came over to poke his nose in my business.
他过来干涉了我的事。
Don't poke me on the head with your finger!
别用你那手指戳我的头好不好？