Word
pokey
/ˈpəuki/
adjective
狭小的；局促的
核心释义
small and cramped, of a room or house
- 1.
(房间或房屋)狭小逼仄的。
Of a room or house, of small volume, cramped.
(房间或房屋)狭小逼仄的。；迟钝的；狭小的；破旧的；单调的
用法In use
The old computer was so pokey that it took forever to load a webpage.
用法提示：形容词pokey在此句中表示‘缓慢的，迟钝的’，描述电脑运行速度慢。
They lived in a pokey little apartment with barely enough room for a bed.
用法提示：形容词pokey在此句中表示‘狭小破旧的’，形容公寓空间小且陈旧。
The town was a pokey little place with nothing to do on weekends.
用法提示：形容词pokey在此句中表示‘单调乏味的’，形容小镇缺乏活力。
be pokey
The internet connection is too pokey to stream video.
网速太慢，无法播放视频。
pokey + noun
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学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
用于描述空间狭小或行动缓慢
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