pokey中文什么意思

n.
(pl. pokey , pokies) 〔美俚〕监狱。
短语和例子
pok(e)yadj.
+更多解释...(pokier; -iest)
1.没有神气的；迟钝的；【生物学】生长缓慢的。
2.(房间、场所等)闷人的，窄小的，肮脏的。
3. (工作、职业等)微贱的，无聊的。
4.无趣味的。

• the hokey pokey:    好习惯; 霍克; 矫揉造作的监狱
• the hokey-pokey:    摇摇乐

例句与用法

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1. I ' m a iittle afraid of these pokey things that are sticking out
   不过我觉得有些枝枝叶叶的不太美观。
2. Switch on phone a and place it on the table such that the antenna ( the pokey thing at the top ) is about half an inch from the egg
   开启手机a并将之放在桌上使其天线部分（头上突起部分）距离蛋杯半英寸。
3. I ' d rather live in this old house with all its inconveniences than in one of those pokey bungalows where you haven ' t room to swing a cat
   尽管诸多不便，我宁愿住在这幢老房子里，也不愿住到那种狭小的平房里，在那里你连转身的地方都没有。
4. I ' d rather live in this old house with all its inconveniences than in one of those pokey bungalows where you haven ' t room to swing a cat
   尽管有它的诸多不便，我还是宁愿住在这幢老房子里，也不愿住到那种寒酸的平房里，在那里你连转身的地方都没有。
5. An entire genre of television reality shows has grown up to supply ideas for turning that pokey back room into a place of cherry wood cabinets , polished granite and brushed aluminium
   一整套的电视真人秀已经成熟起来，向人们提供种种思路，将狭小的密室改造成一个满眼樱木橱柜、磨光花岗石和铮亮铝合金的世界。

英文释义

名词

1. 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)
   同义词：jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky

形容词

1. small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"
   同义词：jerkwater, one-horse, poky
2. wasting time
   同义词：dilatory, laggard, poky

百科释义

The Pot Keyboard Integrated Circuit (POKEY) is a digital I/O chip found in the Atari 8-bit family of home computers and many arcade games in the 1980s. It was commonly used to sample (ADC) potentiometers (such as game paddles) and scan matrices of switches (such as a computer keyboard).