poke nose into
窥探,窥视,窥探到,窥视着
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Definitions
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poked, pok·ing.
- : to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- : to make by or as by prodding or pushing.
- : to thrust or push: She poked her head out of the window.
- : to force, drive, or stir by or as by pushing or thrusting: He poked the fire up.
- : to thrust obtrusively: The prosecutor kept poking his finger at the defendant.
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poked, pok·ing.
- : to make a pushing or thrusting movement with the finger, a stick, etc.
- : to extend or project: His handkerchief is poking out of his back pocket.
- : to thrust oneself obtrusively: to poke into something that is not one's affair.
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Phrases
- poke around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose into
- make fun of (poke fun at)
- pig in a poke
- take a poke at
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
They get a full spread of poke, prawns, locally caught fish and kalua pork served on their balcony.
The test is still the same — a PCR test that involves a five-second swab in each nostril, not a deep poke back toward the brain.
These tests prod and poke the children, creating lots of anxiety and taking away from the joy of learning.
People online have been attempting to poke holes in the science of Interstellar.
As that clip played, Camille leaned over and gave her husband a playful poke in the ribs.
But when the pageant itself starts to poke fun at the contestants, organizers should expect that they will lose all credibility.
Lately, Richard Dawkins seems to scan the world for sore spots, take a good poke, and revel in the ensuing outcry.
She wore an old poke bonnet and carried a crooked stick, and there seemed to be a hump upon her back.
The hump-backed little figure with poke-bonnet and cane was chased out upon the broken landing.
"Mr. Mudge requires no hat where he is now," continued the doctor, stooping to poke the fire.
Whenever a potato lit up dangerously she gave it a poke into a new position.
Because it's so much pleasanter, in a small library like this, to poke about by one's self—with the help of the librarian.