"pokey" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 慢 (口語)
• 牢房 (俚語)

Definition

'Pokey' 可以指慢吞吞的，尤指形容人或物。也是監獄的俚語說法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於口語和兒童語言，意指‘慢’；也可形容人、車或過程。'In the pokey' 是美國較老式的指‘監獄’的俚語。不要與'poky'（一個'e'）混淆，那是指狹小、擁擠。

Examples

He walks so pokey that we're always late.

他走路太**慢**了，我們總是遲到。

This old computer is really pokey.

這臺舊電腦真的很**慢**。

Don't be so pokey—hurry up!

別那麼**慢**——快點！

My phone gets really pokey when the battery is low.

手機沒電時就會變得很**慢**。

After the fight, he ended up in the pokey for a night.

打架後，他在**牢房**裡待了一夜。

Traffic is so pokey during rush hour, it's frustrating.

高峯時間交通特別**慢**，真的很煩人。