poky

英 [ˈpəʊki]

美 [ˈpoʊki]

adj.  狭窄的; 窄小的; 极慢的; 迟钝的; 拖沓的; 慢腾腾的

BNC.33248 / COCA.35958

牛津词典

adj.

• 狭窄的；窄小的
  too small; without much space
  1. a poky little room
     窄小的屋子
• 极慢的；迟钝的；拖沓的；慢腾腾的
  extremely slow and annoying

柯林斯词典

The spelling pokey is also used, especially for meanings 1 and 3. 亦拼作 pokey，尤用于义项1和3。


• ADJ-GRADED （房间或屋子）狭小的，窄小的
  A room or house that ispokyis uncomfortably small.
  1. ...apartments which were poky, dimly lit and poorly furnished.
     空间狭小、光线昏暗、陈设简陋的公寓
  2. ...pokey little offices.
     窄小的办公室
• ADJ 慢吞吞的；缓慢的
  If you say that someone ispoky, you are criticizing them for moving or reacting very slowly.
  1. 'Move!' she cried. 'Don't be so darn poky!'
     “动起来！”她叫道：“别这么慢吞吞的！”
• N-SING 监狱；监牢
  If someone is inthe pokey, they are in prison.
  1. They threw him in the pokey, kept him under very harsh conditions.
     他们把他投进监狱，服刑条件非常恶劣。

英英释义

noun

• a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
  Synonym:jailjailhousegaolclinkslammerpokey

adj

• small and remote and insignificant
  1. a jerkwater college
  2. passed a series of poky little one-horse towns
  Synonym:jerkwaterone-horsepokey
• wasting time
  Synonym:dilatorylaggardpokey

双语例句

• They live in a poky little flat.
  他们住在一个逼仄的小套间里。
• Sod all. I'm living in a poky rented flat when I should have my own home at my age. It's not fair.
  不提过去那些事情了，但是现在，别的同龄人都有自己的房子了，我还住在灰暗的小出租间里，这可太不公平了。
• I wish you wouldn't be so poky when you're getting ready.
  我希望你做准备时不要这么慢吞吞的。
• He was employed in a poky little jazz joint in San francisco.
  他受雇在旧金山一家狭小的爵士乐俱乐部工作。
• Y suggested that I make my own Pocky and pointed me in the direction of the Pier Cookbook where they have a good "Poky Stick" recipe ( the secret ingredient being tahini of all things).
  你建议我做我自己的节日，我指出方向的码头食谱他们有一个好的“小棍子”食谱（秘密成分被芝麻酱所有的东西）。
• And I can only stay home and knit, like a poky old woman!'And Jo shook the blue army sock till the needles rattled like castanets, and her ball bounded across the room.
  乔一边急切地说着，一边死劲儿甩着手里的蓝色军袜，直甩得编织针像西班牙舞蹈女郎手中的响板叮当作响，而毛线团则在房间里滚过来，滚过去。
• Always wearing those poky old clothes.
  总是穿着那几件又旧又破的衣服。
• This bedroom is very poky.
  这间卧室太窝憋。
• 'Move!' she cried. 'Don't be so darn poky!'
  “动起来！”她叫道：“别这么慢吞吞的！”