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单词 poke
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verb | noun
pokepoke1 /poʊk/ ●●○ verb Verb Table Collocations Thesaurus 1WITH A FINGER/STICK ETC. [transitive] to quickly push your finger or a pointed object into something or someone SYN jab: poke somebody in the eye/ribs/arm etc. Someone poked me in the eye during basketball practice.poke somebody/something with something Two boys were poking a crab with a stick.poke at The boys poked at each other and giggled. see thesaurus at push12THROUGH A SPACE/HOLE [transitive always + adv./prep.] to move or push something through a space or out of an opening so that you can see part of it: poke something in/into/through something Sherman poked his camera through the curtains.poke your head around the door/through the window etc. Hannah poked her head around the corner to say “Hi.”3BE SEEN [intransitive always + adv./prep.] if something is poking through or out of something else, you can see part of it but not all of it: poke out Strands of hair poked out from under her hat.poke through Weeds poked through the cracks.4poke fun at somebody/something to joke about someone or something in a way that is not nice:  Reid was poking fun at his fellow Texans.5poke a hole to make a hole or hollow area in something by pushing something pointed into or through it: poke in/through Fire crews poked holes in the roof to lower temperatures inside.6poke holes in something to find mistakes or problems in a plan or in what someone has said: poke in Defense attorneys tried to poke holes in Jimmy’s story.7poke your nose in/into something informal to try to find out information about or get involved in someone else’s private affairs:  My mother-in-law is always poking her nose in our business.8poke the fire to move coal or wood in a fire with a stick to make it burn betterpoke along phrasal verb informal to move very slowly SYN dawdle:  He was poking along at about 40 miles an hour.poke around phrasal verb informal1to look for something by moving a lot of things around SYN rummage: poke around something Fossil collectors come to poke around the mud banks.poke around in Dan was poking around in the cupboard.2to try to find out information about other people’s private lives, in a way that annoys them: poke around in The press keeps poking around in celebrities’ private lives.3to spend time somewhere, especially in stores, looking at nothing in particular: poke around something A few people had stopped to poke around the market.poke at something phrasal verb poke at your food/plate to move food around on your plate but not eat very much
verb | noun
pokepoke2 noun Collocations 1give somebody/something a poke to quickly push your fingers, a stick, etc. into something or someone:  Vanessa gave me a poke in the ribs.2take a poke at somebody spoken to hit or try to hit someone:  He took a poke at a cop and got arrested.3[countable] informal a criticism of someone or something: poke at Keillor is known for his gentle pokes at small-town America. Bennet took a poke at the president’s recent refusal to sign the bill.
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