"poke" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 戳
• 捅

Definition

用手指或尖物戳一下；也指稍微伸出、探出。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“poke” 是不正式的詞，常代表輕輕用手指或物體戳一下。常見“poke someone”“poke out”。社交媒體中有打招呼的意思。動作強時用“push”或“jab”更合適。

Examples

Please do not poke your brother.

請不要**戳**你弟弟。

She used a stick to poke the fire.

她用棍子**戳**火堆。

A cat's tail will often poke out from under the sofa.

貓的尾巴常常會從沙發下**探出來**。

If you poke me again, I'm telling Mom!

你再**戳**我一次，我就告訴媽媽！

Something sharp poked my foot while I was walking barefoot.

有東西尖的**戳到**了我赤腳的腳。

Just poke your head in and see if they're ready.

你就**探個頭**看看他們好了沒。