give sb/sth a poke
表示“戳某人或某物一下”，give 后面既可以接人，也可以接物，如 give the fire a poke（捅一下炉火）。
She gave her brother a poke in the ribs to wake him up.
她戳了弟弟的肋部一下，把他弄醒。
长而宽的袖子；老弱不堪的马；老马；（帽檐突出的）女帽；戳,捅或推；老旧的马
A quick push or jab with a finger or pointed object.
戳,捅或推
A prod, jab, or thrust.
长而宽的袖子
A long, wide sleeve.
老旧的马
An old, worn-out horse.
一种旧式女帽
A poke bonnet.
The poke plant grows tall in the wild.
美商陆植物在野外长得很高。
用法提示：名词poke指美商陆植物。
Children should avoid eating poke berries because they are poisonous.
儿童应避免食用美商陆浆果，因为它们有毒。
用法提示：名词poke指美商陆的果实。
Some people cook the young shoots of poke as a vegetable.
有些人把美商陆的嫩茎当作蔬菜烹饪。
用法提示：名词poke指美商陆这种植物。
表示“戳某人或某物一下”，give 后面既可以接人，也可以接物，如 give the fire a poke（捅一下炉火）。
She gave her brother a poke in the ribs to wake him up.
她戳了弟弟的肋部一下，把他弄醒。
介词 in 后面接被戳中的身体部位；poke 在这里是可数名词，指一次戳刺。
He felt a sudden poke in his back and spun round.
他感到背部被人猛地戳了一下，猛地转过身来。
at 引出戳向的目标，常用于描述朝某物做出的单次戳刺动作。
The child made a poke at the anthill with a stick.
那孩子用棍子朝蚁丘戳了一下。
jab 强调用尖物快速刺入，比 poke 力度稍大
prod 通常指用手指或棍棒轻戳，不如 poke 常用
thrust 强调用力向前推或刺，力度强于 poke
stab 指用利器刺入，带有伤害意图，语气比 poke 强烈
grammar · medium
易错句子He gave me poke in the ribs.
正确表达He gave me a poke in the ribs.
poke 作名词表示“戳、捅”时是可数名词，单数形式前必须加不定冠词 a/an；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。加上 a 后句子才符合英语语法。
grammar · medium
易错句子She gave him a poke on the ribs.
正确表达She gave him a poke in the ribs.
英语固定搭配是 a poke in the ribs（戳肋骨），介词用 in，不用 on；汉语说“在肋骨上”容易误用 on。改为 in 才符合习惯搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子He gave me a poke in the rib.
正确表达He gave me a poke in the ribs.
英语固定搭配 a poke in the ribs 中 ribs 必须用复数，因为人体有左右多根肋骨；汉语“肋骨”通常不标复数，容易误用单数。改为 ribs 才正确。
与 poke（名词，指戳、捅）相比，jab 作名词时强调短促、突然的一刺或一捅，常用尖物或拳头快速刺出；poke 更泛指用手指或棍状物捅、戳，动作可轻可重。
与 poke（名词，指戳、捅）相比，prod 作名词时常指用手指、肘部等反复轻戳以促使对方行动或注意；poke 更中性，可指一次或反复的捅、戳，不一定带催促意味。
与 poke（名词，指戳、捅）相比，thrust 作名词时强调用力、猛烈地向前推或刺，常带明确方向和力量感；poke 更常指用手指或细棍轻戳，动作力度通常不如 thrust 猛。
美商陆植株
The poke plant grows tall in the summer.
美商陆植株在夏天长得很高。
美商陆沙拉
She made poke salad from the young stems.
她用幼茎做了美商陆沙拉。
美商陆浆果
Poke berries are poisonous, so never eat them.
美商陆浆果有毒，所以绝不要吃。
取笑，嘲笑
Don't poke fun at him just because he's shy.
不要因为他害羞就取笑他。
干涉，管闲事
She's always poking her nose into other people's business.
她总是爱管别人的闲事。
四处翻找，探索
I poked around the attic and found some old photos.
我在阁楼里翻找，发现了一些旧照片。
不要盲目购买。
He bought the car without inspecting it, which is like buying a pig in a poke.
他买这辆车没有检查，就像盲目购买一样。
你在Facebook上被戳了一下！
In the early days of Facebook, sending a poke was a common way to get someone's attention.
在Facebook早期，发送一个‘戳’是吸引别人注意的常见方式。
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