pokey
adj.
狹小的；遲鈍的
n.
<美俚>監獄
英語翻譯 Noun:
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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:
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wasting time
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small and remote and insignificant;
\\\"a jerkwater college\\\"
\\\"passed a series of poky little one-horse towns\\\"
造句
用作形容詞(adj.)
- 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.
盡管諸多不便，我寧愿住在這幢老房子里，也不愿住到那種狹小的平房里，在那里你連轉身的地方都沒有。
- I am impatient with people who are always pokey about getting things done.
我對于做事慢吞吞的人感到很不耐煩。
常用短語
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hokey-pokey
戲法
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poky
(地方)狹小的...
近義反義詞 【近義詞】
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poky
(地方)狹小的...
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clink
<俚>牢房
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one-horse
單馬拉的
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dilatory
緩慢的
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slammer
監獄
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jail
監牢
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jailhouse
監獄
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laggard
落后者
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jerkwater
離開干線的
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gaol
監獄
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