poke

noun

1. (boxing) a blow with the fist

e.g. I gave him a clout on his nose

Synonym: punchcloutlickbiffslug

2. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

e.g. he warned me with a jab with his finger
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
someone who lags behind

Synonym: dawdlerdronelaggardlaggertrailer

5. 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

Synonym: pigeon berrygargetscokePhytolacca americana

verb

1. poke or thrust abruptly

e.g. 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

e.g. the salesman pounded the door knocker
a bible-thumping Southern Baptist

Synonym: thumppound

4. stir by poking

e.g. poke the embers in the fireplace

5. search or inquire in a meddlesome way

e.g. This guy is always nosing around the office

Synonym: intrudehorn inprynose

1. （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.

e.g. Lindy poked him in the ribs.
琳迪戳了戳他的肋部。

2. 把…戳进；把…插入
If you poke one thing into another, you push the first thing into the second thing.

e.g. He poked his finger into the hole.
他把手指插入孔中。

3. （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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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. （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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

5. to poke fun at -> see fun
to poke your nose into something -> see nose

相关词组：poke aroundpoke at

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