poke

verb

1. （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。
2. 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！
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 与（某人）性交
   to have sex with sb

noun

1. 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。
2. （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。

1. VERB （用手指或尖物）戳，捅，杵
   If you poke someone 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. Poke is 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。
2. VERB 把…戳进；把…插入
   If you poke one thing into another, 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。
3. VERB （从后面或下面）露出，冒出
   If something pokes out of or through another 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。
4. V-ERG （使）（头）伸出；（使）探出
   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.
   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。
5. to poke fun at → see: fun

1. We don't like strangers who poke their noses into our affairs
   我们不喜欢陌生人干预我们的事务。
2. Lindy poked him in the ribs.
   琳迪戳了戳他的肋部。
3. He poked his finger into the hole.
   他把手指插入孔中。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. Raymond's head poked through the doorway.
   雷蒙德的头从门口探了出来。
9. We never thought she would poke her nose into this.
   想不到她会插上一手。
10. He has a short fuse, and they poke and prod to see if he will explode.
    他易于激动，因此他们故意拨弄他，看看他是否会发火。
11. 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。
12. No matter how close you may be, you shouldn't poke people's old wounds.
    揭别人的疮疤，不管关系怎么深，都是不好的。
13. Poke around the wiki or the website, and see what they have to offer.
    随便看看维基百科和网站，查看他们提供了什么。
14. You pull them or you poke them, one or the other.
    你拖它们或者戳它们，不管用什么方法。
15. Now, if I poke your shield with your spear, what will be the result?
    那么，现在我用你的矛来戳你的盾，看看结果会怎样呢？
16. Can you poke up the fire?
    你能把炉火拨旺点吗？
17. I can't wait to get inside that body of yours and just poke around.
    我等不及要把你的身体剖开了。
18. You want to take a poke at me?
    想捅我几下吗？
19. I had to poke her with a coat hanger to get her to come out!
    我必须用挂衣架戳她，使她出来！
20. Example: You shouldn't poke fun at him just because he can't ride a bicycle.
    你不应该只是因为他不会骑车就取笑他。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. He came over to poke his nose in my business.
    他过来干涉了我的事。
25. She gave the fire a poke.
    她拨了拨火。
26. 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。
27. He used a nail to poke a hole.
    他用钉子刺了个洞。
28. Don't poke me on the head with your finger!
    别用你那手指戳我的头好不好？
29. I gave him a sharp poke in the ribs.
    我猛地戳了他的肋部一下。
30. Then he took a poke at my hair, telling me I looked like a scarecrow!
    然后他开始嘲笑我的头发，说我看起来像个稻草人！

poke about/around

1. 搜查；翻找
   to look for sth, especially sth that is hidden among other things that you have to move
   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。

poke at sth

1. （用手指、物件等反复地）捅，戳，扎
   to push a pointed object, your finger, etc. at sth repeatedly with small quick movements
   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。

v.

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
  1. Her novels poke fun at the upper class.
     她的小说嘲弄上流社会。

poke/stick your nose into sth

• 多管闲事；插手（与己无关的事）
  to try to become involved in sth that does not concern you

n.

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

• 嘲弄；奚落；嘲笑
  to make an unkind remark about sb/sth; to laugh 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

noun

1. (boxing) a blow with the fist
   1. I gave him a clout on his nose

   Synonym:    punchcloutlickbiffslug

2. 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

3. a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

   Synonym:    sackpaper bagcarrier bag

4. someone who takes more time than necessary

   Synonym:    dawdlerdronelaggardlaggertrailer

5. tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes

   Synonym:    pigeon berrygargetscokePhytolacca americana

verb

1. poke or thrust abruptly
   1. he jabbed his finger into her ribs

   Synonym:    jabprodstabdig

2. make a hole by poking

3. 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

4. stir by poking
   1. poke the embers in the fireplace

5. search or inquire in a meddlesome way
   1. This guy is always nosing around the office

   Synonym:    intrudehorn inprynose