- 戳；刺；捅；拨弄(at):
The old man poked among the waste materials with a stick.
老人在废料堆中东翻西戳。
- (头等)伸出，翻弄：
I saw his head poking through the window.
我看见了他的头探出了窗外。
- 探听;刺探(有时与about 或 around 连用)：
They went everywhere, and poked into everything.
他们到处都去，什么事都打听。
- 突出：
The sun poked over the horizon.
太阳从地平线上升起。
- 探索地走；逛；闲荡；进展缓慢(常与 along连用)：
Produc-tion pokes along.
生产进展缓慢。
- 猛打，猛击；【板球】击球：
The boxer kept poking at him but never hit him.
拳击手伸出拳头要打他，但总也没打着。
- 干涉，介入：
They often poked into his private affairs.
他们经常干涉他的私事。
- (不讲次序、好奇地)寻找；调查；检验(某物)：
Mother went into the attic where she poked about among old boxes and trunks.
母亲走上顶楼，在旧箱子里东翻西找。
- 蛰居在毫无生气的地方：
She doesn’t want to poke around in that city any longer.
她不想再呆在这所死气沉沉的城市里。
- 延伸，挺伸：
They all saw to it that the road poked down closer to the remote city.
他们都看到公路延伸到远方的城市。
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