poking

1. VERB （用手指或尖物）戳，捅，杵
   If you poke someone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with a sharp object.
   1. Lindy poked him in the ribs.
      琳迪戳了戳他的肋部。
   2. Poke is also a noun.
      
   3. John smiled at them and gave Richard a playful poke.
      约翰冲着他们笑了笑，开玩笑地捅了理查德一下。
2. VERB 把…戳进；把…插入
   If you poke one thing into another, you push the first thing into the second thing.
   1. He poked his finger into the hole.
      他把手指插入孔中。
3. VERB （从后面或下面）露出，冒出
   If something pokes out of or through another thing, you can see part of it appearing from behind or underneath the other thing.
   1. He saw the dog's twitching nose poke out of the basket...
      他看到那只狗一抽一抽的鼻子从篮子里冒出来。
   2. His fingers poked through the worn tips of his gloves.
      他的手指从手套的破指尖处露了出来。
4. V-ERG （使）（头）伸出；（使）探出
   If you poke your head through an opening or if it pokes through an opening, you push it through, often so that you can see something more easily.
   1. Julie tapped on my door and poked her head in...
      朱莉轻轻地敲了敲我的门，探进头来。
   2. We hadn't been able to poke our heads out and see what was going on...
      我们无法伸出头去，看看发生了什么。
   3. Raymond's head poked through the doorway.
      雷蒙德的头从门口探了出来。
5. to poke fun at → see: fun

1. We opened up the car bonnet and he started poking around in my engine.
   我们打开了车子的引擎盖，他开始仔细查看发动机。
2. Horses were poking their heads over their stall doors.
   马儿们从马厩门上探出头来。
3. He was forever poking his nose into things that didn't concern him.
   他总是探问与他无关的事。
4. In my limited poking about, I have yet to see the system under a discernible load.
   在我进行的简单探索中，我还发现这个系统的负载并不高。
5. Poking fun at fat people should be treated as seriously as racism and sexism, researchers have said.
   研究人员表示，取笑肥胖人士的现象应像种族歧视和性别歧视一样被严肃处理。
6. Thirty seconds later, I feel him poking my belly again!
   没过一会儿，我感到他又在戳我的肚脐！
7. A minute later I feel his little fingers poking my belly button.
   一分钟不到，我感觉到他的小手指在戳我的肚脐，我轻轻拿开他的收，让他赶紧睡觉。
8. Will you stop poking up and vexing me?
   你可不可以不要激怒我？
9. We can't let her go poking around in certain places, if you know what I mean.
   我们不能让她去某些地方，如果你理解我的意思的话。
10. And I started poking through it last week.
    上个星期我才开始看的。
11. I have been critical of MJ for many years, often poking fun at him.
    多年来，我一直对MJ很苛刻，常常嘲笑他。
12. Sara is a busybody, always poking her nose into other people's affairs.
    萨拉是个好管闲事的人，老是打听别人的事。
13. Ahh, I think it just moved. it's really poking me.
    啊，它好像移了位置，戳的我好疼呀。
14. Who's been poking around in this drawer?
    谁在抽屉里到处乱找？
15. His elbow was poking through his torn shirt sleeve.
    他的手肘从衬衫的破袖子中露出来。
16. His big toe was poking through his stocking.
    他的大脚趾从袜子（的破处）伸了出来。
17. The flocks and herds were poking along, holding up the traffic.
    羊群和牛群慢悠悠地走着，堵塞了交通。
18. All you see is rooftops poking out at the moment.
    此刻，你所能看到的就是水面上若隐若现的屋顶。
19. How can I hold still when you're poking me?
    你捅我我怎么能站的住？
20. Will you stop poking me?
    你能别再戳我了吗？
21. Have a look, but no poking or pinching, please!
    所以观察时，请不要乱戳或乱捏昆虫！
22. And it appears as though you are knocking at their window, or poking your head through their door.
    就好象你在敲击他们的窗户，或者把头伸进他们的大门。
23. I see a finger poking through.
    我看见你的手指露出来了。
24. Why do you keep poking into my sister's life?
    你为什么刺探我姐妹的生活？
25. I don't go poking around your bone stuff, okay?
    我不会去管你那些骨头的事情，好吧？
26. Stop those boys poking their sticks at the poor dog!
    别让那帮孩子再用棍子戳那条可怜的狗了。
27. Stop poking into my personal affairs.
    停止刺探我的私事。
28. I see a finger poking through ( a hole in your glove).
    我看见你的手指（从你手套的窟窿里）露出来了。
29. I could see his toes poking through his socks.
    我看到他的脚趾从袜子里露出来。
30. The tops of the beggar's shoes had worn so thin that his toes were poking through.
    叫化子的鞋帮磨得很薄，脚趾头快要出来了。

noun

1. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
   1. he warned me with a jab with his finger
   2. he made a thrusting motion with his fist

   Synonym:    jabjabbingpokethrustthrusting