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pocket
[英] [ˈpɔkit] [美] [ˈpɑkɪt] 生词本

n.

vt.

adj.

  • 易混淆的单词：Pocket  

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

  • 行业释义

  • 词典例句

1. N-COUNT 衣袋；口袋；兜 A pocket is a kind of small bag which forms part of a piece of clothing, and which is used for carrying small things such as money or a handkerchief. 

  • He took his flashlight from his jacket pocket and switched it on...

    他从夹克口袋里拿出手电筒，打开开关。

  • The man stood with his hands in his pockets.

    那个男人双手插在兜里站着。

2. N-COUNT 钱；财力 You can use pocket in a lot of different ways to refer to money that people have, get, or spend. For example, if someone gives or pays a lot of money, you can say that they dig deep into their pocket. If you approve of something because it is very cheap to buy, you can say that it suits people's pockets . 

  • When you come to choosing a dining table, it really is worth digging deep into your pocket for the best you can afford.

    选购餐桌时，尽财力所能买最好的是很值得的。

  • ...ladies' fashions to suit all shapes, sizes and pockets...

    适合所有体形、个头和财力的女士时装款式

  • You would be buying a piece of history as well as a boat, if you put your hand in your pocket for this one...

    如果掏钱买下它的话，你所购买的将不仅仅是一艘船，还是一段历史。

3. ADJ （可）放在衣袋里的；小型的；袖珍的 You use pocket to describe something that is small enough to fit into a pocket, often something that is a smaller version of a larger item. 

  • ...a pocket calculator.

    袖珍计算器

  • ...my pocket edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.

    我的袖珍版《牛津英语词典》

4. N-COUNT （作为发生处或与周围不同的）小块地区 A pocket of something is a small area where something is happening, or a small area which has a particular quality, and which is different from the other areas around it. 

  • He survived the earthquake after spending 3 days in an air pocket...

    他在气窝里度过了3天，得以从地震中幸存。

  • The army controls the city apart from a few pockets of resistance.

    除了一些零星的抵抗外，部队已控制了城市。

5. VERB 把…装进腰包；将…据为己有 If someone who is in possession of something valuable such as a sum of money pockets it, they steal it or take it for themselves, even though it does not belong to them. 

  • Dishonest importers would be able to pocket the VAT collected from customers.

    不诚实的进口商将会能够把从顾客那里收取的增值税据为己有。

6. VERB （常指以轻松或看似不公平的方式）赢得，获得，赚得 If you say that someone pockets something such as a prize or sum of money, you mean that they win or obtain it, often without needing to make much effort or in a way that seems unfair. 

  • He pocketed more money from this tournament than in his entire three years as a professional.

    他在这次锦标赛上获得的奖金比他整整3年职业生涯的收入都多。

7. VERB 把…放入衣袋 If someone pockets something, they put it in their pocket, for example because they want to steal it or hide it. 

  • Anthony snatched his letters and pocketed them...

    安东尼抓过他的信，塞入了口袋。

  • He pocketed a wallet containing £40 cash from the bedside of a dead man.

    他把从一名死者床边拿到的装有40英镑现金的钱包藏进了口袋。

8. PHRASE （钱）在口袋里留不住，一有就想花掉 If you say that some money is burning a hole in someone's pocket, you mean that they want to spend it as soon as possible. 

  • It's Saturday, you're down the high street and you've got a few quid burning a hole in your pocket.

    周六走在商街上，口袋里有几个钱忍不住想要花掉。

9. PHRASE 在（某人）掌握之中；受制于（某人） If you say that someone is in someone else's pocket, you disapprove of the fact that the first person is willing to do whatever the second person tells them, for example out of weakness or in return for money. 

  • The board of directors must surely have been in Johnstone's pocket.

    董事会肯定已被约翰斯通掌控了。

10. PHRASE 为（自己或某人）牟利；使（自己或某人）中饱私囊 If you say that someone is lining their own or someone else's pockets, you disapprove of them because they are making money dishonestly or unfairly. 

  • It is estimated that 5,000 bank staff could be lining their own pockets from customer accounts.

    据估计可能会有5,000名银行职员利用客户账户中饱私囊。

  • ...a government that ignores the needs of the majority in order to line the pockets of the favoured few.

    无视大多数人的需要以为少数特权者牟利的政府

11. PHRASE See also: out-of-pocket; 缺钱；赔钱 If you are out of pocket, you have less money than you should have or than you intended, for example because you have spent too much or because of a mistake. 

  • They were well out of pocket — they had spent far more in Hollywood than he had earned...

    他们非常缺钱——他们在好莱坞的花费已经远远超出了他的收入。

  • Statements with errors could still be going out, but customers who notify us will not be left out of pocket.

    存在错误的结算单仍有可能发送出去，但告知我们的客户将不会遭受损失。

12. PHRASE 扒窃 If someone picks your pocket, they steal something from your pocket, usually without you noticing. 

  • They were more in danger of having their pockets picked than being shot at.

    比起遭到枪击，他们被人扒窃的危险更大。

Noun

1. a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

2. an enclosed space;

  • "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"

3. a supply of money;

  • "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"

4. (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins next bnehind it on the right or left;

  • "the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike"

5. a hollow concave shape made by removing something

6. a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly

7. a small isolated group of people;

  • "they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"
  • "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance"

8. (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)

9. an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck

Verb

1. put in one's pocket;

  • "He pocketed the change"

2. take unlawfully

  • synonym： bag

体育

  • 1.岩石上的凹坑

医学

  • 1.袋，囊：袋状的空隙或腔，如龈沟异常伸展而成的牙周袋

计算机

  • 1.卡片匣
1. A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket.
一个能说出如此恶劣双关语的人，是不会对偷窃钱包感到不安的。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Any out-of-pocket expenses incurred on the firm's business will be reimbursed.
由公司业务产生的开销都可以报销。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Coins in his pocket jingled as he walked.
走路时，他衣袋里的钱币丁当作响。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. Even before he plunges into his program, he has his audience in his pocket.
他的节目甚至还没有出场，就已控制住了观众。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Forged passports were found in a secret pocket in the hold-all.
假护照是在手提箱的暗袋里发现的。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. He always carries a small dictionary in his pocket.
他口袋里总是带着一本小词典。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7. He bears grudges against me, because I broke the egg in his pocket.
他对我怀恨在心，因为我坏了他的计划。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. He bought a pocket dictionary.
他买了一本袖珍词典。

来自《简明英汉词典》

9. He dived his hand into his pocket in an attempt to find the key.
他把手伸到口袋里摸，试图找到那把钥匙。

来自《简明英汉词典》

10. He docked her pocket money until the debt was paid off.
他削减了她的零用钱，直到还清了债务。

来自《简明英汉词典》

11. He filled his pocket with food.
他在口袋里装满了食物。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

12. He fished up a coin in his pocket.
他在口袋里掏出一枚硬币。

来自《简明英汉词典》

13. He had only a few coppers in his pocket.
他兜里仅有几个铜板。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

14. He has got the election in his pocket.
他在选举中稳操胜券。

来自《简明英汉词典》

15. He is allowed ten dollars a month for his pocket money.
他每个月得到十美元零用钱。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. He is suffering in his pocket.
他在经济上正受损失。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

17. He produced two apples from his pocket.
他从口袋里拿出两个苹果来。

来自《简明英汉词典》

18. He stuck his hand in his pocket and leaned back.
他把一只手插进衣服口袋里。

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. He thrust his hands into his pocket.
他把双手插进衣袋里。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

20. He wadded his cap into his pocket.
他把帽子卷紧塞进口袋。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》