poky

英 ['p??k?] 美['poki]
  • adj. 狹小的,不舒適的;衣服破舊的;無生氣的

暢通詞匯

詞態(tài)變化


比較級:?pokier;最高級:?pokiest;

中文詞源


poky 狹窄的

來自poke,捅,-y,形容詞后綴。比喻用法。

英文詞源


poky (adj.)
also pokey, 1828, "confined, pinched, shabby," later (1856) "slow, dull;" from varied senses of poke (v.) + -y (2). Also see poke (n.3). Related: Pokily; pokiness.

雙語例句


1. "Move!" she cried. "Don't be so darn poky!"
“動起來!”她叫道:“別這么慢吞吞的!”

來自柯林斯例句

2. a poky little room
窄小的屋子

來自《權(quán)威詞典》