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pokey

  • n.<美俚>监狱
  • adj.狭小的;破旧的
pokeypokey

noun

1
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)
Synonym: jail jailhouse gaol clink slammer poky

adj

1
small and remote and insignificant
a jerkwater college
passed a series of poky little one-horse towns
Synonym: jerkwater one-horse poky
2
wasting time
Synonym: dilatory laggard poky

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  1. I 'd rather live in this old house with all its inconveniences than in one of those pokey bungalows where you have not 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。

  2. They threw him in the pokey , kept him under very harsh conditions .

    他们把他投进监狱,服刑条件非常恶劣。

  3. Even if the lobby and restaurants were grand and spacious , the rooms were all too often pokey and old-fashioned .

    尽管大堂和餐厅宏伟宽敞,但房间往往狭小过时。

  4. In India , piracy is pervasive , Internet connection speeds are pokey , and thousands of full-length movies and TV episodes are legally available for free .

    在印度,盗版大行其道,上网速度缓慢,而且数以千计的完整版电影和电视剧可以合法地免费获取。

  5. Switch on phone A and place it on the table such that the antenna ( the pokey thing at the top ) is about half an inch from the egg .

    开启手机A并将之放在桌上使其天线部分(头上突起部分)距离蛋杯半英寸。

  6. As I passed the town 's small and pokey police station on the opposite side of the road , I walked by a small , white , old-fashioned car parked up on my side of the road .

    当我走到镇上又小又破的警察局对面的时候,发现有一辆小型白色老式车停在我身边。

  7. Each of the pokey rooms measure a mere 4.3feet by 6.6 feet , but costs just under £ 7 ( $ 10.59 ) per night to stay in , makingthem a tempting prospect for budget travellers and young people .

    每一个房间4.3x6.6英尺,但是每晚上只需要不到10.59美元,所以对于预算紧缺和年轻人来说是非常有吸引力的。

  8. Second , they are untrustworthy snakes , always keen to assure buyers there is a lot of interest in some pokey basement , while at the same time telling sellers that a mingy offer is the best they will get .

    第二,他们都是不值得信任的小人。他们总是信誓旦旦地向买家保证,某个狭小的地下室有很多人感兴趣,然而同时他们又告诉卖家,房子顶多能卖少得可怜的价钱。

  9. Second , they are untrustworthy snakes , always keen to assure buyers there is " a lot of interest " in some pokey basement , while at the same time telling sellers that a mingy offer is the best they will get .

    第二,他们都是不值得信任的小人。他们总是信誓旦旦地向买家保证,某个狭小的地下室“有很多人感兴趣”,然而同时他们又告诉卖家,房子顶多能卖少得可怜的价钱。

  10. The readings were even better when , on additional workdays , the volunteers strolled at a pokey 1-mile-per-hour pace at treadmill desks for at least 10 minutes every hour or pedaled under-desk exercise bikes for the same number of minutes every hour .

    接着在另外一个工作,这些志愿者需要每小时用带跑步机的书桌慢速走10分钟(配速为每小时1英里/1.6公里)、或者用桌下型蹬车器每小时练习10分钟,锻炼后的血压读数改善的更为显著。

  11. As I passed the town 's small and pokey police station on the opposite side of the road , I walked by a small , white , old-fashioned car parked up on my side of the road . I didn 't take much notice of this ; after all it wasn 't exactly out of the ordinary .

    当我走到镇上又小又破的警察局对面的时候,发现有一辆小型白色老式车停在我身边。当时我没太注意,毕竟那车没什么特别的。