/pəʊk; pok/
v
1 (a) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (with sth) push sb/sth sharply (with a stick, one's finger, etc); jab sb/sth （用棍棒、手指等）捅、拨或戳某人[某物]
*poke sb in the ribs, ie nudge him in a friendly way 轻触某人肋部¼ˆ促其注意）
* poke the fire (with a poker), ie to make it burn more strongly 用通条捅火（使之更旺）.
(b) [Tn.pr] ~ sth in sth make (a hole) in sth by pushing one's finger, a sharp instrument, etc through it （用手指、尖物等）在某物上扎（洞）
*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.
(c) [Ipr] ~ at sth make repeated small pushing movements at sth 反覆轻推某物
*She poked at her meal unenthusiastically. 她无精打采地拨弄着盘中的饭菜.
2 [Tn.pr, Tn.p] put or move sth in a specified direction, with a sharp push; thrust 猛推某物; 插; 刺
*She poked her finger into the hole. 她把手指插入那孔中.
* poke food through the bars of a cage 把食物从笼子的栏杆间塞进去
* poke one's head out of a window 把头伸出窗外
* Mind you don't poke her eye out with that stick! 小心别让那杆子扎着她的眼睛!
* He poked his head round the door to see if she was in the room. 他在门口探一下头, 看她是否在屋里. =>Usage at nudge 用法见nudge.
3 (idm 习语) poke `fun at sb/sth (usu derog 通常作贬义) make fun of sb/sth; mock or ridicule sb/sth 开某人[某事物]的玩笑; 嘲弄或嘲笑某人[某事物]
*He enjoys poking fun at others. 他好开别人的玩笑. poke/stick one's nose into sth => nose1.
4 (phr v) poke about/around (infml 口) search inquisitively 好奇地寻找或打听
*Why are you poking about among my papers? 你为什么乱翻我的文件? poke out of/through sth; poke out/through/up be visible coming through (a hole, slit, etc); protrude （从洞、缝等中）呈现, 显露; 伸出
*a pen poking out (of sb's pocket) （从某人口袋中）露出的钢笔
* I see a finger poking through (a hole in your glove). 我看见你的手指（从你手套的窟窿里）露出来了.
* A few daffodils were already poking up, ie starting to grow. 有几棵水仙花已经开始抽芽.

n act of poking; nudge 捅; 拨; 戳; 刺; 轻触
*give the fire a poke 拨一拨火
* give sb a poke in the ribs 捅某人肋部一下.

/pəʊk; pok/
n (idm 习语) buy a pig in a poke => buy.