poke poke1 vt. 1.(用手指、棍子等)戳、刺 (in; up; down), 戳进。 2.伸出(头、指等);把…指向。 3.拨,添(火等)。 4.激励(马等)。 5.〔美俚〕打,殴。 vi. 1.戳,刺 (at)。 2.(头等)伸出;好事,多嘴;探听;打听。 3.摸索着走;闲逛。 4.【板球】小心慢打。 poke (up) the dying fire 拨燃快熄的火。 poke about 1. 〔美国〕(在书中等)找查。 2. 闲荡。 3. 多查多问。 poke and pry 管闲事,探查消息。 poke fun at 〔口语〕开…的玩笑,嘲弄。 poke into 干涉;刺探;挑剔。 poke one's head 向前伸头;向前弯腰。 poke one's nose into 干涉,管…的闲事,插手。 n. 1.戳,刺;〔美俚〕一拳,一击。 2.〔美国〕(牛等的)颈轭。 3.〔美俚〕懒人;讨厌的家伙。 4.(救世军女军官等的)帽子的撑边;有撑边的女帽〔又叫 poke-bonnet〕。 n. 1.〔古语〕=pocket. 2.〔主方〕小袋;钱袋;钱包;钱〔尤指个人所有的全部钱钞〕。 3.(鱼的)鳔。 buy a pig in a poke 瞎买东西,隔山买牛。 n. =pokeweed.
She does not like to buy things by mail because that would mean buying a pig in a poke 她不喜欢邮购,因为那样会在没有看到东西的情况下就买下了。
Buying land by mail is buying a pig in a poke; sometimes the land turns out to be under water 邮购土地是一种盲目的交易;有时候购买的土地竟是在水底下。
I want to see the tennis racket before i agree to the price . i don't want to buy a pig in a poke 我想先看看网球拍然后才能接受这个价位,我可不想胡乱买东西。
Don't buy a pig in a poke ? go and see the books they're advertising before you send any money 不要盲目地购买在你寄钱之前去看看他们在广告中所介绍的那些书。
I can't buy a pig in a poke . … let me konw what you've got to sell, and then may be i'll make a bid for it 我不能不看东西就买啊。……让我先看看你要卖的是些什么东西,说不定我还想买呢。
He bought a tv set second hand . when he tried to use it, he regretted that he had bought a pig in a poke, because it was defective 他买了一台二手货的电视机,等他使用的时候,他才后悔自己瞎买东西,因为电视机有毛病。
This is an entirely new type of appointment and we don't know exactly how it will work . am i buying a pig in a poke if i accept 这是一种全新的新型设备,我们尚未确切了解它的性能,如果我要了它,那我不是在糊涂地买东西了吗?