pokey

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美[\'po?k?]

基本釋義

n.
<美俚>監(jiān)獄
adj.
遲鈍的; 狹小的; 破舊的; 無趣的

實用例句

They threw him in the pokey, kept him under very harsh conditions.

他們把他投進監(jiān)獄，服刑條件非常惡劣。

柯林斯例句

Do the Hokey Pokey and turn yourself around.

轉一轉左腳.

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英英釋義

Noun

  • 1. a slang term for jail

Adjective

  • 1. wasting time

  • 2. small and remote and insignificant;

    "a jerkwater college"

    "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"

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