單詞
pokey
英 ['p??k?]
美
基本信息
- adj. 遲鈍的;狹小的
- n. 監獄
- n. (Pokey)人名;(英)波基
英文詞源
- pokey (n.)
- "jail," 1919, of uncertain origin; Barnhart says perhaps altered from pogie "poorhouse" (1891), which itself is of unknown origin.
雙語例句
- 1. They threw him in the pokey, kept him under very harsh conditions.
- 他們把他投進監獄,服刑條件非常惡劣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Do the Hokey Pokey and turn yourself around.
- 轉一轉左腳.
來自互聯網
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