poker¹['pəukə]

• n.[美国英语]扑克牌戏,纸牌戏 [见 draw poker, stud poker]

poker²['pəukə]

• n.
  • 戳(或拨弄)的人
  • 拨火棒；火钳；用以戳(捅、拨)的东西
  • 【板球】击球人
  • 【纺织业】(精纺机的)羊脚；升降杆
  • 烙花铁扦(用以在木制品上烙出图案)
  • [英国俚语](牛津、剑桥大学的)副校长的权标；(队前)持权标的人
• 短语:
  • as mute as a poker [口语]一声不响，不吭声
  • as stiff as a poker
    • 直挺挺的；十分坚硬
    • (风度、举止)拘谨；生硬；刻板[亦作 as stiff as a pike staff 或 as a ramrod]
  • as straight as a poker (或 as a ramrod) 笔直，非常直
  • by the holy poker [口语]一定；立誓；务必；老天爷在上(戏谑、幽默、发誓用语)

poker³['pəukə]

• n.[罕用语、美国俚语]妖怪，鬼怪