pokey是什麽意思

英['p?k?]

美['po?k?]

n. <美俚>監獄;

adj. 狹小的; 破舊的; 遲鈍的; 無趣的;

[例句]They threw him in the pokey, kept him under very harsh conditions.

他們把他投進監獄，服刑條件非常惡劣。