pokey什么意思

pokey意思是：n. <美俚>监狱；adj. 狭小的;破旧的。

双语例句：

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。