poke

指でつつく

注意を引くためなどに、人を指で軽くつつく。

やさしい英語で： To touch someone with your finger, often to get their attention.

• Don't poke your brother.
• She poked my arm and pointed at the door.
• He kept poking me while I was reading.

使い方： poke someone in/on something (She poked me in the ribs to get my attention.)

類義語： prod, jab

よく使う表現： poke someone, poke someone's arm, poke someone gently

つつく、突く

指や棒などの先のとがった物で、人や物を押したりつついたりする。

やさしい英語で： To push against someone or something with a finger, stick, or other pointed object.

• He poked the fire with a stick.
• Be careful not to poke yourself in the eye.
• She poked holes in the soil before planting the seeds.

使い方： poke someone/something with something (He poked the coals with a long stick.); poke at something (She poked at the food with her fork.); poke a hole in something (Poke a hole in the lid to let steam escape.)

類義語： prod, jab

よく使う表現： poke the fire, poke with something, poke a hole

探し回る、あさる

物を動かしたり、その間を手で探ったりして何かを探す。

やさしい英語で： To look for something by moving things around or feeling among them.

• I poked around in my bag.
• She was poking about in the cupboard for a cup.
• Have you poked through those boxes for your keys?

使い方： poke around/about in something (He poked around in the drawer for a pen.); poke through something (She poked through the box of old photographs.)

類義語： rummage, search, root around

よく使う表現： poke around, poke about, poke through something

ひと突き

指などの先のとがった物で、人や物をさっと突くこと。

やさしい英語で： A quick push against someone or something with a finger or another pointed object.

• She gave me a poke.
• A poke in the ribs woke him up.
• Did you feel that sharp poke?

類義語： prod, jab

よく使う表現： a gentle poke, give someone a poke, a poke in

ポキ

小さく切った生魚を油や他の材料と混ぜたハワイの料理。

やさしい英語で： A Hawaiian dish of small pieces of raw fish mixed with oil and other ingredients.

• I ordered a poke bowl.
• This poke contains fresh tuna and seaweed.
• Have you tried salmon poke?

よく使う表現： poke bowl, tuna poke, salmon poke

袋

物を運んだり入れたりする袋。特に紙製のもの。

やさしい英語で： A bag for carrying or holding things, especially one made of paper.

• He carried a paper poke.
• She filled the poke with flour.
• Two pokes of meal stood by the door.

類義語： bag, sack

よく使う表現： a paper poke, a poke of