poke
英 [pəʊk] 美 [poʊk]
n.戳刺；轻触；钱袋 v.戳刺；捅探；拨弄；伸出
◉词源探析
“Poke”这一词汇的词根可追溯至中古英语中的“pok”，其原始含义为“戳”或“刺”。该词最初被应用于描述通过手指、工具或武器等媒介实施轻触或推挤的行为。随着时间的演进，“poke”的语义范畴逐渐拓宽，不仅涵盖物理层面的动作，也衍生出比喻性的表达方式。
◉权威媒体引用
① 《纽约时报》 (The New York Times), 2023年9月25日刊文指出
The politician’s latest tweet poked fun at the opposition party’s recent gaffe.
这位政客最新发布的推文针对反对党近期出现的重大失误进行了嘲讽。
② 《卫报》 (The Guardian), 2023年6月10日报道中提及
The children were warned not to poke their fingers into the holes of the beehive.
相关警示提醒孩子们切勿将手指伸入蜂巢的孔洞之中。
◉文学经典应用
在查尔斯·狄更斯的代表作《雾都孤儿》（Oliver Twist）中，作者通过“poke”一词生动刻画了主人公与周围环境的互动场景：
Oliver cautiously poked his head out the window, trying to catch a glimpse of the bustling London streets below.
奥利弗谨慎地探出头窗外，试图一睹下方繁华伦敦街市的景象。
◉实际应用范例
(1) In his view, a pinch, a whack or a poke essentially tugged on a neural rope that then rang a pain alarm bell in the brain.
(2) I didn’t know Haku had a fast poke.
(3) He used a nail to poke a hole.
(4) At frequent intervals the driver used to stop, poke the fire and add fresh fuel.
(5) Don’t poke her eye out with that stick!
(6) She shall know better than to poke the animal with her umbrella.
(7) She poked her finger into the hole.
(8) Don’t poke into my private affairs.
(9) We never thought she would poke her nose into this.
(10) He poked (at) the fire with a stick.
(1) 从其观点来看，无论是轻捏、猛击还是戳刺，本质上都在牵动某根神经索，进而触发大脑中的疼痛警报。
(2) 我未曾料到白拥有如此迅捷的刺拳技巧。
(3) 他用钉子刺出一个孔洞。
(4) 司机时常在间歇期间停车，拨弄炉火并添加新燃料。
(5) 别用那根棍子戳瞎她的眼睛！
(6) 她应当明白不该用伞去戳动物。
(7) 她将手指探入孔洞之中。
(8) 请勿干涉我的私事。
(9) 没想到她会插手此事。
(10) 他用棍子拨弄火焰。
◉使用注意事项
A poke是一种用尖锐物体实施的刺击动作，通常借助手指、棍棒甚至肘部等工具完成。这种动作的核心特征是形成凹陷或孔洞，例如用手指戳人肋部时产生的效果。它还可以表示快速而锐利的移动，如乌龟将头从壳中伸出时的姿态。该词往往带有不太愉快的含义，形容那些不具严重威胁但令人烦恼的事物。我们常将可忍受的经历比喻为”好过用尖锐棍棒戳眼睛”。此外，该词还具备比喻意义——当说某人”poke your nose into someone else’s business”时，意味着介入他人私事。
◉Collins词典释义
1. [VERB 动词]（用手指或尖物）戳刺 If you poke someone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with a sharp object. [V n]
Lindy poked him in the ribs.
琳迪用手指戳了戳他的肋部。
Poke也可作名词使用。
John smiled at them and gave Richard a playful poke.
约翰对他们微笑着，俏皮地戳了理查德一下。
2. [VERB 动词]把…戳进；把…插入 If you poke one thing into another, you push the first thing into the second thing. [V n into n]
He poked his finger into the hole.
他将手指插入孔洞中。
3. [VERB 动词]（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. [V out of n] [V through n]
He saw the dog’s twitching nose poke out of the basket…
他看见那只狗抽搐的鼻子从篮子里探了出来。
His fingers poked through the worn tips of his gloves.
他的手指从磨损的手套指尖处露了出来。
4. [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（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. [V n adv/prep] [V prep/adv]
Julie tapped on my door and poked her head in…
朱莉轻叩我的门，探进头来。
We hadn’t been able to poke our heads out and see what was going on…
我们无法探出头去，看清现场情况。
Raymond’s head poked through the doorway.
雷蒙德把头探出门口。
5. to poke fun at→see: fun；
to poke your nose into something→see: nose；