| [/ˈpɔkɪt; ˋpɑkɪt/] n 用法:
1 (a) small bag sewn into or onto a garment and forming part of it, for carrying things in （衣服上的）口袋, 袋子, 兜儿; 衣袋:
a coat, jacket, trouser, etc pocket 大衣、 外衣、 裤子等的口袋 *
stand with one's hands in one's pockets 双手插在口袋里站著 *
[attrib 作定语] a pocket dictionary, edition, guide, etc ie small enough to fit in one's pocket 袖珍词典、 版本、 指南等.
(b) container resembling this, eg on the inside of a car-door, suitcase, cardboard folder, etc; flap1(1) （汽车门、 衣箱、 文件夹等内侧的）口袋:
You will find information about safety procedures in the pocket in front of you, eg on an aircraft. 在您座位前方的袋子里有安全措施须知（如在飞机上）. 用法:
2 (usu sing 通常作单数) money that one has available for spending; financial means （现成的）钱; 财力:
luxury far beyond my pocket 远非我财力可及的奢侈品 *
easy/hard on the pocket, ie easy/difficult to afford 手头充裕[拮据] *
The resort provides accommodation to suit every pocket. 这个度假地提供的食宿丰俭随意. *
The expedition was a drain on her pocket. 这次探险耗尽了她的钱财. 用法:
3 small isolated group or area 孤立的小的群体或范围:
Pockets of opposition/resistance to the new regime still remained. 反对[抵制]新政权的某些势力仍然存在. *
pockets of unemployment in an otherwise prosperous region 繁荣地区中个别的失业现象. 用法:
4 small cavity in the ground or in rock, containing gold or ore 矿穴; 矿囊; 矿袋:
pockets of coal 煤矿穴. 用法:
5 = air pocket (air1). 用法:
6 (sport 体) any of the six string pouches round a billiard-table into which balls are hit （台球的）球袋. =>illus at snooker 见snooker插图. 用法:
7 (idm 习语) be, etc in sb's `pocket be very close to or intimate with sb 与某人很亲密:
They live in each other's pockets. 他们两人十分密切. have sb in one's `pocket have influence or power over sb 可以影响或支配某人. ,in/,out of `pocket having gained/lost money as a result of sth 因某事赚[赔]钱:
Even after paying all the expenses, we'll still be 100 in pocket. 即使扣除所有费用, 我们仍能赚100英镑. *
His mistake left us all out of pocket. 他这一错, 我们大家都跟著赔了钱. *
[attrib 作定语] ,out-of-pocket ex`penses, ie money that one has spent (and which will be reimbursed, eg by one's employer) 已支付的开销（可报销的, 如由雇主发 还）. line one's/sb's pocket => line3. money burns a hole in sb's pocket => money. pick sb's pocket => pick3. put one's hand in one's pocket => hand1. put one's pride in one's pocket => pride. pocket 2
v [Tn] 用法:
1 put (sth) into one's pocket 将（某物）放入衣袋:
He pocketed the tickets. 他把票放进衣袋里了. *
She quickly pocketed the note without reading it. 她很快把通知放进口袋里, 连看都没看. 用法:
2 keep or take (sth) for oneself (esp dishonestly) 将（某物）据为己有:
She pays 2 for them, sells them for 4 and pockets the difference. 那些东西她2英镑买入、 4英镑卖出, 把赚头塞进了腰包. *
He was given 20 for expenses, but pocketed most of it. 他得到20英镑的公款, 但大部分都进了自己的口袋了. 用法:
3 (eg in billiards) hit (a ball) into a pocket (6) （如在台球戏中）将（球）击入球袋. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) pocket one's `pride hide or suppress one's feelings of anger or shame 隐藏或压抑愤怒或羞耻感. |