词典释义：
[with obj.]jab or prod (someone or something) with one's finger or a sharp object
（用手指或尖利物品）戳，刺
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he poked Benny in the ribs and pointed 他捅了一下本尼的胸部并指了指
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[no obj.]
they sniffed, felt, and poked at everything they bought .他们把所有买来的东西都闻一闻，摸一摸，戳一戳。
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]jab (one's finger) at someone or into something
将（手指）戳入，插入
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keep adding water until you can comfortably poke your finger into the soil .不停地加水，直到可以轻松地将手指插入土中为止。
(on the social networking site Facebook)attract the attention of (another member of the site) by using the ‘poke' facility
（在社交网站Facebook上利用“戳一下”功能）吸引（另一用户）的注意。
prod and stir (a fire) with a poker to make it burn more fiercely
拨（火）。
make (a hole) in something by prodding or jabbing at it
戳（洞）。
〈粗俚〉 （男人）跟（女人）性交。
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]thrust (something, such as one's head) in a particular direction
探（头），伸（头）
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I poked my head around the door to see what was going on 我探头朝门周围张望，看是怎么回事
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she poked her tongue out .她伸出舌头。［no obj., with adverbial］ protrude and be or become visible 露出:<Italic>she had wisps of grey hair poking out from under her bonnet</Italic>. 她有几缕灰白头发露在帽子外面了。
an act of poking someone or something
捅，戳，刺，拨
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she gave the fire a poke .她拨了一下火。
〈粗俚〉 性交。
〈非 正式〉 张望，寻觅。
[mass noun]
〈非正式〉 （车的）马力，加速度
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I expect you'd prefer something with a bit more poke .我想你会要马力大一点的。
(一般作
【计算机】 存数指令。比较<Bold>PEEK</Bold>（义项2）。
(亦作
（尤指１９世纪初的）宽前檐女帽。
〈主 苏格兰〉 袋，小包
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he fished out a poke of crisps from under the counter .他在柜台下掏出一袋薯片。
〈北美，非正式〉 钱包。
another term for
同<Bold>POKEWEED</Bold>.
(
美国白藜芦。
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be better than a poke in the eye with a sharp burnt ）stick be welcome or pleasing〈幽默〉受欢迎；令人愉快humorous I got a tax rebate — not a huge amount but better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. 我拿到了退税——虽然数目不大，但还是令人高兴的 -
poke fun at tease or make fun of 嘲弄，开玩笑 -
poke one's nose into informal take an intrusive interest in〈非 正式〉 探问，探听 -
take a poke at someone informal hit or punch someone 〈非正式〉 打某人一拳 -
criticize someone 批评
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poke about/around informal look around a place, typically in search of something 〈非正式〉搜寻，翻寻she poked about in the cupboard for a minute or two . 她在柜子里翻了一两分钟
"Middle English： origin uncertain; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German
