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pokey的意思
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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