pokey是什么意思

2024-02-01 01:34:17

pokey

美[poʊkɪ] 英[pəʊkɪ]

adj. 狭小的；迟钝的

n. <美俚>监狱

近义词：poky，clink，one-horse，dilatory，slammer，jail，jailhouse，laggard，jerkwater，gaol，

Noun

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)

Adjective

wasting time
small and remote and insignificant;
"a jerkwater college" "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"

用作形容词(adj.)

Id rather live in this old house with all its inconveniences than in one of those pokey bungalows where you havent room to swing a cat.尽管诸多不便，我宁愿住在这幢老房子里，也不愿住到那种狭小的平房里，在那里你连转身的地方都没有。
I am impatient with people who are always pokey about getting things done.我对于做事慢吞吞的人感到很不耐烦。