| 单词 | poke |
| 释义 | poke (once / 419 pages) 1vn 2v 3n 4n 5n A poke is a jab or a sharp push, usually with something thin or pointed, like a finger, a stick, or even an elbow. The main idea behind a poke is a prodding action that creates a depression or hole, as when you poke someone in the ribs with your finger. It can also mean a quick, sharp movement, like when a turtle pokes its head out of its shell. Still, the word often has a less-than-pleasant feeling to it, like something not really dangerous but still annoying. We often say a tolerable experience is "better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick." It can also take on a more figurative meaning — when you "poke your nose into someone else's business," it means that you are intruding in another's private matters. WORD FAMILYpoke: poked, poker, pokes, pokey, poking, poky+/poker: pokers/pokey: pokeys/poking: pokings/poky: pokier, pokies, pokiest, pokily USAGE EXAMPLESOn the first Wham! album, “Fantastic,” from 1983, they poked around in styles from disco to rap. The New Yorker(Dec 26, 2016) He was unashamed, unapologetic and ready to poke fun at himself even as he produced a steady stream of hits. Seattle Times(Dec 25, 2016) Kane poked in a rebound in front of the crease with 3:05 left in the second to tie the game at 2. Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1 1v poke or thrust abruptly Syn|Hyper dig, jab, prod, stab thrust push forcefully 2v hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument Syn|Hyper pound, thump hit deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument 3v stir by poking poke the embers in the fireplace Hyper agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex change the arrangement or position of 4v make a hole by poking Hyper pierce make a hole into 5n a sharp hand gesture Syn|Hyper jab, jabbing, poking, thrust, thrusting gesture motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling 6n (boxing) a blow with the fist 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper biff, clout, lick, punch, slug counter, counterpunch, parry a return punch (especially by a boxer) KO punch, Sunday punch, haymaker, knockout puncha hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing hooka short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent jaba quick short straight punch rabbit puncha short chopping blow to the back of the neck sucker punchan unexpected punch roundhousea hook delivered with an exaggerated swing blow a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon v search or inquire in a meddlesome way 3Syn|Hyper horn in, intrude, nose, pry look, search search or seek n tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous 4Syn|Hyper Phytolacca americana, garget, pigeon berry, scoke pokeweed perennial of the genus Phytolacca n someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind 5Syn|Hypo|Hyper dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer lingerer, loiterer someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place plodder, slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mudsomeone who moves slowly potterer, putterera person who putters about straggler, strayersomeone who strays or falls behind bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer person who does no work n a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases Syn|Hypo|Hyper carrier bag, paper bag, sack doggie bag, doggy bag a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog grocery baga sack for holding customer's groceries bag a flexible container with a single opening |
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