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poky

poky
[英] [ˈpəʊki:] [美] [ˈpoki] 生词本

adj.

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The spelling pokey is also used, especially for meanings 1 and 3. 亦拼作 pokey，尤用于义项1和3。
1. ADJ-GRADED （房间或屋子）狭小的，窄小的 A room or house that is poky is uncomfortably small. 

  • ...apartments which were poky, dimly lit and poorly furnished.

    空间狭小、光线昏暗、陈设简陋的公寓

  • ...pokey little offices.

    窄小的办公室

2. ADJ 慢吞吞的；缓慢的 If you say that someone is poky, you are criticizing them for moving or reacting very slowly. 

  • 'Move!' she cried. 'Don't be so darn poky!'

    “动起来！”她叫道：“别这么慢吞吞的！”

3. N-SING 监狱；监牢 If someone is in the pokey, they are in prison. 

  • 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。

Adjective

1. wasting time

2. small and remote and insignificant;

  • "a jerkwater college"
  • "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"