pokey 详细解释

pokey

['pəuki]

adj.狭小的, 迟钝的
n.<美俚>监狱
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英英释义

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

补充

pokeypokey英:[ˈpəuki] 美:[ˈpoki]n.1.〈美俚〉监狱adj.1.迟钝的,狭小的,破旧的,无趣的

例句

1. He spent six months in the pokey.他蹲了六个月的监狱。