poke fun at someone (v phr) 嘲弄或嘲笑某人

vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
1. 戳,捅[(+in/with)]
He poked me in the ribs with his elbow.
他用胳膊肘捅了捅我的肋部。

2. 把...戳(或插)向,把...指(或伸)向[O]
He poked a stake into the earth.
他把一根樁子插進地裡。

3. 撥弄;攪動
She was on her knees, poking the fire.
她跪在地上撥火。

4. 【美】【俚】激發,引起[(+up)]
5. 【口】用拳打;打出(一拳)
6. 【口】使困居[(+up)]
He didn't want to stay poked up in that town.
他不想困在那個小鎮上。

vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
1. 戳,捅;撥弄[(+at)]
He was poking at the ashes.
他在撥動煙灰。

2. 伸出,突出;向前擠[Q]
Pens and pencils poked out over the top of his coat pocket.
鋼筆和鉛筆從他上衣口袋上面戳了出來。

3. 猛打,猛擊
4. 探聽;干涉[(+into)]
Don't poke into my private affairs.
不要干涉我的私事。

5. 摸索地走;閒逛[(+along/about/around)]
He poked about in a second-hand bookstore.
他逛了一家舊書店。

n. (名詞 noun)[C]
1. 戳,捅;撥弄
She gave the fire a poke.
她撥了撥火。

2. 【口】一拳
3. 【俚】游手好閒的人;慢性子的人
4. 寬前沿女帽;(女帽的)寬前沿
The poke of her black bonnet hid her face from him.
她那黑色帽子的前沿遮住了她的臉,使他看不見。

n. (名詞 noun)[C]
1. 【方】袋,袋子
2. 裝金塊(或金砂)的袋子
3. 【俚】錢包,票夾