
poke
词源
源自中古英语 'poken',可能与低地德语 'poken'(戳、捅)有关。作为食物的'poke'来自夏威夷语,意为'切成块'。
verb
❶ 用手指或其他细长物体轻戳或捅,通常是为了引起注意或试探某物。
“She poked me in the ribs to get my attention.”
(她戳了戳我的肋骨以引起我的注意。)
“He poked the fire with a stick to make it burn brighter.”
(他用棍子捅了捅火,让它烧得更旺。)
❶ 伸出或突出某物,通常指身体的一部分从某处露出来。
“His elbow was poking out of his torn sleeve.”
(他的胳膊肘从破袖子里露了出来。)
“The flowers poked through the snow in early spring.”
(早春时,花朵从雪中冒了出来。)
noun
❶ 轻戳或捅的动作,通常用手指或细长物体完成。
“She gave him a playful poke in the side.”
(她顽皮地戳了一下他的腰。)
“He felt a sharp poke in his back and turned around.”
(他感到背后被狠狠戳了一下,于是转过身来。)
❶ 一种夏威夷生鱼沙拉,通常由切块的生鱼、酱油和其他调味料制成。
“We ordered a spicy tuna poke bowl for lunch.”
(我们午餐点了一份辣金枪鱼poke碗。)
“Hawaiian poke is becoming popular worldwide.”
(夏威夷poke正在全球流行起来。)
常见短语
poke around — 四处翻找或探查,通常指在没有明确目标的情况下随意查看。
“I was poking around in the attic when I found these old photos.”
(我在阁楼里翻找时发现了这些老照片。)
poke fun at — 取笑或开玩笑地嘲弄某人或某事,通常不带恶意。
“The kids were poking fun at their teacher's funny hat.”
(孩子们在取笑老师那顶滑稽的帽子。)
poke one's nose into — 多管闲事,干涉与自己无关的事情。
“Stop poking your nose into other people's business!”
(别多管别人的闲事!)