Word · Frequency #6486
poke
戳；捅；刺
To prod or jab with a finger or a pointed object.
- 1.
To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
用手指或棍子戳或捅
- 2.
To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
拨动火以去除灰烬或促进燃烧
- 3.
To rummage; to feel or grope around.
翻找；摸索
- 4.
To put a poke (device to prevent leaping or breaking fences) on (an animal).
给(动物)戴上防跳或防破坏围栏的装置
- 5.
To thrust at with the horns; to gore.
用角顶撞；刺伤
- 6.
To thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.
将(某物)朝特定方向推,如舌头
拨（火）；捅（炉子）；翻找；摸索；伸出；探出；（用角）顶，抵；给（动物）戴上防跳装置
In use
She poked the fire with a stick to stir the embers.
Be careful not to poke yourself with the needle while sewing.
He kept poking me in the arm to get my attention.
Verb forms
base poke · third person pokes · -ing poking · past poked · past participle poked
规则动词：poked, poking
Connections
Collocations
- poke the fire
- 拨火；捅炉子
- He poked the fire to keep the room warm.他拨了拨火，让房间保持温暖。
- poke around
- 翻找；摸索
- She poked around in her bag for the keys.她在包里翻找钥匙。
- poke someone in the eye
- 戳某人的眼睛
- Be careful not to poke anyone in the eye with that stick.小心别用那根棍子戳到别人的眼睛。
- poke a hole in
- 在……上戳一个洞
- He poked a hole in the paper with his pencil.他用铅笔在纸上戳了一个洞。
- poke one's head out
- 探出头
- She poked her head out of the window.她从窗户探出头来。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象用一根poker（拨火棍）去poke（捅）炉火，或伸手指进包里翻找——poke就是戳、捅、拨、翻找。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、非正式书面、拨火或翻找的日常场景 通常用于日常对话或非正式书面语境，指用手指或棍子戳、捅，或拨火、翻找；在正式场合较少见，具体语气随搭配变化。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时后接名词或代词；也可与介词at连用表示'戳、捅'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词均与 poke（/pəʊk/）押韵，结尾为 /əʊk/。注意形近但发音不同的词：pork /pɔːk/（猪肉）、pole /pəʊl/（杆）、poker /ˈpəʊkə(r)/（扑克；火钳）并不与 poke 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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