poke about

释义

1. 牛津电影里 50%

   搜查；翻找

   to look for sth, especially sth that is hidden among other things that you have to move

电影里这样说 · 8 部

• How do you think I live, poking about...Sense and Sensibility1995
• So it's a little odd to find him poking around the kitchen--Come from Away2021
• A device set to destruct if anyone goes poking around inside himGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 32023
• I've poked and prodded about a hundred times, 50-- But you think she got pulled through there somehow?Poltergeist2015

在完整场景里学

• 理智与情感1995
  • 临终承诺一路缩水：discharge my promise（兑现承诺）
  • 母女被迫搬出诺兰：not to be borne（忍无可忍）
  • 初访诺兰的客套寒暄：by any chance（碰巧）
• 远道而来2021
  • 咖啡馆里传来紧急命令：a lay of the land（摸清情况）
  • 客机迫降甘德小镇：shaking like a leaf（抖得像片叶子）
  • 小镇宣布紧急状态：a state of emergency（紧急状态）

同一词条的短语

• poke fun at
• poke your nose into
• poke at
• have a poke around
• take a poke at
• a pig in a poke