pokeBrE /pəʊk/ NAmE /poʊk/► SEE ALLhave a poke aroundtake a poke at sb/sthmake fun of sb/sthpoke/stick your nose in/into sth(buy) a pig in a poke ●have a ˌpoke aˈround (informal) look carefully around a place to see what you can find; try to find out information about sb/sth东翻西找；四处寻觅；打探◆I thought I’d go and have a poke around the new shopping mall later. Do you want to come with me? 我一会儿要去好好逛一下新开的购物中心，你想一起去吗？●take a ˈpoke at sb/sth (old-fashioned, NAmE, informal) make an unkind remark about sb/sth; laugh at sb/sth嘲弄；奚落；嘲笑◆Then he took a poke at my hair, telling me I looked like a scarecrow! 然后他开始嘲笑我的头发，说我看起来像个稻草人！●make ˈfun of sb/sth ( poke ˈfun at sb/sth) make unkind remarks or jokes about sb嘲笑；讥讽◆People enjoy making fun of the clothes I wear, though they seem all right to me.我穿的衣服总是被人嘲笑，但我觉得这些衣服没什么不对劲的。◆It’s a programme that likes to poke fun at the royal family.这个节目总爱拿王室开玩笑。●poke/stick your nose in/into sth (informal) interfere in the affairs or business of other people多管闲事；探听（与己无关的事）◆She’s always sticking her nose into other people’s affairs. It’s really annoying.她总是多管闲事，真烦人。◆What happens in this department does not concern him. Why does he have to poke his nose into everything all the time?这个部门发生的事情与他无关，他干吗总要多管闲事？●(buy) a pig in a ˈpokeif you buy a pig in a poke, you buy or pay for sth without seeing it or examining it carefully first隔山买牛；盲目购买◆Make sure you take the car for a proper test drive — you don’t want to buy a pig in a poke, do you?这车你一定要好好试开一下，可别隔山买牛。NOTEPoke is an old word for a small sack or bag. * poke 是旧词，意为“小袋”。
