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pokey

美['poʊkɪ]  英['pəʊkɪ]
adj.  狭小的;迟钝的
n.  <美俚>监狱
  近义词:poky,clink,one-horse,dilatory,slammer,jail,jailhouse,laggard,jerkwater,gaol,

英英释义

Noun
  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)
Adjective
  1. wasting time
  2. small and remote and insignificant;

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

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. 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。
  2. I am impatient with people who are always pokey about getting things done.我对于做事慢吞吞的人感到很不耐烦。
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