pokey

英 ['pəʊkɪ] 美
  • adj. 迟钝的;狭小的
  • n. 监狱
  • n. (Pokey)人名;(英)波基

英文词源


pokey (n.)
"jail," 1919, of uncertain origin; Barnhart says perhaps altered from pogie "poorhouse" (1891), which itself is of unknown origin.

双语例句


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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Do the Hokey Pokey and turn yourself around.
转一转左脚.

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