poked
past simple and past participle ofpoke
| 单词 | poked |
| 释义 | poked past simple and past participle ofpoke poke verb uk/pəʊk/us/poʊk/pokeverb(PUSH)[T] topushafingeror otherpointedobjectquicklyinto someone or something: You'll poke someoneintheeyewith thatumbrellaif you're notcareful! Twokidswere poking astickintothedrain. Pushing and shoving
pokeverb(APPEAR)[IorT,usually+ adv/prep] to (causesomething to)appearorstretchout from behind or through somethingelse: Cathy poked herheadround thedoorto sayhello. The firstgreenshootsare pokingup throughthesoil. Protruding and sticking out
pokeverb(ON INTERNET)togreetsomeone on asocialnetworkingwebsitebyleavingthem aspecialshortmessage Internet terminology
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Welcoming, greeting & greetings Idiomspoke the bear poke fun atsomeone Phrasal verbpoke around Examplesofpokedpoked In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Predictable fun ispokedat some of the more colourful characters. From theCambridge English Corpus Ipokedmy head out of the covers and stared over the edge of the bed. From theCambridge English Corpus Three stereotypes stood out in this group because theypokedfun at older people. From theCambridge English Corpus The omission reflects the hubris of the academic wordsmiths who shaped it : in their scholarly world of tonguespokedout at reality, describing is perceived as the same as controlling. From theCambridge English Corpus Neither the older people nor the students liked advertisements that ridiculed orpokedfun at older people, or presented them as being out of touch with reality and unattractive. From theCambridge English Corpus Shepokedher neck and face far forward and had a tendency to slouch, letting the -ute hang to the right side at what appeared an extremely uncomfor table angle. From theCambridge English Corpus Because they were so busy trying to fill the holes the government hadpokedin the safety net, unions had little time left to make wage demands. From theCambridge English Corpus Compare, for example, "sophisticated," which would have adequatelypokedfun at such lowbrow taste by playing on the common equation of sophistication with something positive to which most would aspire. From theCambridge English Corpus But she might havepokedher umbrella, or thrown her heavy handbag, through a window and said that she did it justifiably. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All kinds of gibes could no doubt bepokedat us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want to see trained technical people coming into industry and beingpokedinto offices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Hepokeda good deal of fun at us on this side. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some people say that it haspokedits nose in far too much and has not given to individuals the freedom which they desire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Recently the associationpokedits nose into political affairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He may be a supercilious fellow, but it did him and his party no credit when hepokedfun at such a serious subject. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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