pokey

单词音标

pokey音标[\'pәuki]

汉语翻译

n. 监狱

a. 迟钝的, 狭小的, 破旧的, 单调的

英语解释

名词 pokey:

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 pokey:

wasting time

同义词：dilatory, laggard, poky

small and remote and insignificant

同义词：jerkwater, one-horse, poky

例句

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。

详细解释

pokey 也作 po.ky

n.（名词）

【复数】 po.keys 也作 po.kies 【俚语】

A jail or prison.

拘留所或监狱

来源：

[Origin unknown]

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pokey

pokey 2

adj.Informal （形容词）【非正式用语】

Variant of poky

poky的变体