| 单词 | poke |
| 释义 | poke (poʊk ) Word forms: pokes , poking , poked 1. verb If you poke someone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with a sharp object. Lindy poked him in the ribs. [VERB noun] Synonyms: jab, hit, push, stick Poke is also a noun. John smiled at them and gave Richard a playful poke. 2. verb If you poke one thing into another, you push the first thing into the second thing. He poked his finger into the hole. [VERB noun + into] 3. verb If something pokes out of or through another thing, you can see part of it appearing from behind or underneath the other thing. He saw the dog's twitching nose poke out of the basket. [V + out of] His fingers poked through the worn tips of his gloves. [VERB + through] Synonyms: protrude, stick, thrust, jut 4. verb If you poke your head through an opening or if it pokes through an opening, you push it through, often so that you can see something more easily. Julie tapped on my door and poked her head in. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] We hadn't been able to poke our heads out and see what was going on. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] Raymond's head poked through the doorway. [VERB preposition/adverb] 5. to poke fun at phrase B2 If you make fun of someone or something or poke fun at them, you laugh at them, tease them, or make jokes about them in a way that causes them to seem ridiculous. Don't make fun of me. She poked fun at people's shortcomings. 6. to poke your nose into something phrase If someone pokes their nose into something or sticks their nose into something, they try to interfere with it even though it does not concern them. [informal, disapproval] We don't like strangers who poke their noses into our affairs. Why did you have to stick your nose in? Phrasal verbs: poke around regional note: in BRIT, also use poke about phrasal verb If you poke around or poke about for something, you search for it, usually by moving lots of objects around. [informal] Poking around the cellar I found a stash of tomato sauce. [VERB PARTICLE noun] We opened up the car bonnet and he started poking around in my engine. [VERB PARTICLE] poke at phrasal verb If you poke at something, you make lots of little pushing movements at it with a sharp object. She poked at her food with a fork. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Reggie threw more wood on the fire and poked at it. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Idioms: poke your nose into something or stick your nose into something to interfere in something that does not concern you If anyone should be apologizing, it should be me for poking my nose into other people's business. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 戳 Japanese: つつく |
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