poky

英 [ˈpəʊki]

美 [ˈpoʊki]

adj.  狭窄的; 窄小的; 极慢的; 迟钝的; 拖沓的; 慢腾腾的

BNC.33248 / COCA.35958

牛津词典

adj.

• 狭窄的；窄小的
  too small; without much space
  1. a poky little room
     窄小的屋子
• 极慢的；迟钝的；拖沓的；慢腾腾的
  extremely slow and annoying

柯林斯词典

The spelling pokey is also used, especially for meanings 1 and 3. 亦拼作 pokey，尤用于义项1和3。


• ADJ-GRADED （房间或屋子）狭小的，窄小的
  A room or house that ispokyis uncomfortably small.
  1. ...apartments which were poky, dimly lit and poorly furnished.
     空间狭小、光线昏暗、陈设简陋的公寓
  2. ...pokey little offices.
     窄小的办公室
• ADJ 慢吞吞的；缓慢的
  If you say that someone ispoky, you are criticizing them for moving or reacting very slowly.
  1. 'Move!' she cried. 'Don't be so darn poky!'
     “动起来！”她叫道：“别这么慢吞吞的！”
• N-SING 监狱；监牢
  If someone is inthe pokey, they are in prison.
  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。

英英释义

noun

• a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
  Synonym:jailjailhousegaolclinkslammerpokey

adj

• small and remote and insignificant
  1. a jerkwater college
  2. passed a series of poky little one-horse towns
  Synonym:jerkwaterone-horsepokey
• wasting time
  Synonym:dilatorylaggardpokey

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