pocket
noun
verb
adj
ˈpɒkɪət
noun
1
IN CLOTHES
衣服上的
a
type
of
small
bag
in
or
on
a
coat,
trousers
etc
that
you
can
put
money,
keys
etc
in
衣袋，口袋
Luke
came
in
with
his
hands
in
his
pockets.
卢克双手插在口袋里进来了。
jacket/trouser
etc
pocket
The
keys
are
in
my
trouser
pocket.
钥匙在我的裤子口袋里。
[+
of
]
the
inside
pocket
of
his
jacket
他夹克的内袋
The
policeman
told
me
to
turn
out
my
pockets
(=take
everything
out
of
them)
.
警察让我把口袋里的东西都掏出来。
2
MONEY
金钱
the
amount
of
money
that
you
have
to
spend
钱; 收入; 财力
There
are
eight
hotels,
with
a
price
range
to
suit
every
pocket
.
有八家宾馆，房价适合各种收入水平的人。
from/out
of/into
your
own
pocket
Dan
had
to
pay
for
the
repairs
out
of
his
own
pocket.
丹必须自己掏腰包支付修理费用。
He
was
accused
of
diverting
some
of
the
firm’s
money
into
his
own
pocket.
他被控将公司的部分钱款据为己有。
The
deepening
recession
has
hit
people’s
pockets
.
日益加剧的经济衰退让人们受到了经济损失。
For
investors
with
deep
pockets
(=a
lot
of
money)
,
the
Berlin
property
market
is
attractive.
对资金雄厚的投资者来说，柏林房地产市场很有吸引力。
3
SMALL CONTAINER
小容器
a
small
bag
or
piece
of
material
fastened
to
something
so
that
you
can
put
things
into
it
〔固定于某物上用于容纳小东西的〕小袋
Please
read
the
air
safety
card
in
the
pocket
of
the
seat
in
front.
请阅读您前面坐椅口袋中的飞行安全卡。
4
SMALL AREA/AMOUNT
小的区域/数量
a
small
area
or
amount
of
something
that
is
different
from
what
surrounds
it
〔与周围区域不同的〕一小片，少量
[+
of
]
In
some
parts,
there
are
still
pockets
of
violence
and
unrest.
在某些地区，仍然存在零星的暴力和动乱。
pockets
of
air
inside
the
hull
of
the
ship
船体内部的少量空气
5
be in sb’s pocket
to
be
controlled
or
strongly
influenced
by
someone
in
authority,
and
willing
to
do
whatever
they
want
受某人的控制 （巨大影响 ）〔因而对其百依百顺〕
The
judge
was
in
the
defense
lawyer’s
pocket.
那位法官对辩护律师言听计从。
6
have sth in your pocket
to
be
certain
to
win
something
such
as
a
competition
or
election
〔在比赛或选举中〕稳操胜券
The
Democrats
had
the
election
in
their
pocket.
民主党在选举中稳操胜券。
7
out of pocket
if
you
are
out
of
pocket,
you
have
less
money
than
you
should
have,
especially
as
a
result
of
making
a
mistake
or
being
unlucky
[尤英，非正式] 损失钱财的
especially BrE informal
If
he
loses
the
deal,
he’ll
be
badly
out
of
pocket.
如果他丢掉这笔生意，就会大受损失。
8
be/live in each other’s pockets
if
two
people
are
in
each
other’s
pockets,
they
are
together
too
much
过从太密
BrE informal
9
GAME
游戏
a
small
net
on
a
POOL
,
SNOOKER
,
or
BILLIARD
table,
which
you
try
to
hit
balls
into
〔台球桌上的〕球囊，球袋
verb
10
to
put
something
into
your
pocket
把…装入口袋 （衣袋 ）中
Maggie
locked
the
door
and
pocketed
the
keys.
玛吉锁上门，把钥匙放进口袋里。
11
to
steal
money,
especially
money
that
you
are
responsible
for
窃取，盗用，侵吞〔公款〕
One
inspector
had
pocketed
up
to
$500,000
in
bribes.
一位视察员收受了高达 500,000 美元的贿赂。
12
to
get
a
large
amount
of
money,
win
a
prize
etc,
especially
in
a
way
that
seems
very
easy
or
slightly
dishonest
捞取〔钱财〕; 赢得〔奖金等〕
Johnston
pocketed
$2,500
in
prize
money.
约翰斯顿得到了 2500 美元的奖金。
13
to
hit
a
ball
into
a
pocket
in
the
game
of
POOL
,
SNOOKER
and
BILLIARDS
〔台球等〕击〔球〕落袋;
adj
14
small
enough
to
be
carried
in
your
pocket
可放在衣袋内的，袖珍的
a
pocket
dictionary
袖珍词典