n.[C]
- 口袋
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The policeman made the thief turn out his
pockets.
警察叫小偷把口袋都翻出来。
- 钱；财力[S1]
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He will suffer in his
pocket.
他将在钱财方面有所损失。
- 贮藏器，容器，囊
- （孤立的）小块地区[（+of）]
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There are
pockets of ore in the mountain.
那座山里有好几块矿藏。
- （撞球台四角的）球袋
- （大气中的）气阱，气穴
- 【矿】矿囊
vt.
- 把……装入袋内
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He locked the door and
pocketed the key.
他锁上门，将钥匙放入口袋。
- 侵吞，盗用（款项等）
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He was jailed for
pocketing public funds.
他因侵吞公款进了牢房。
- 击（球）落袋
- 忍受；抑制
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I can no longer
pocket her insults.
我再也无法忍受她的侮辱了。
a.
- 袖珍的；小型的
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He always carries a
pocket dictionary with him.
他总是随身携带一本袖珍字典。
- 钱的；零星花用的
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The boy had a lot of
pocket money.
这男孩有许多零用钱。
- 局部的；孤立的
短语
be/live in sb.'s pocket
- 经常与某人在一起
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At the summer camp we
lived in each other's pockets.
在夏令营，我们经常在一起。
have sb. in one's pocket
- 可以任意支配某人
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The boss
had his employees in his pocket.
那老板可以任意支配他的员工。
have sth. in one's pocket
- 对某事稳操胜算
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He
had it in his pocket.
他稳操胜算。
out of pocket
- 赔钱
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He was 50 pounds
out of pocket by the transaction.
他在那次交易中赔了五十英镑。
辨析
n.
- a small bag sewn into or on clothing so as to form part of it, used for carrying small articles.
▸a pouch-like compartment providing separate storage space.
▸
(one's pocket)
informal one's financial resources.
- a small, isolated patch, group, or area.
- Billiards & Snooker an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which balls are struck.
- American Football a protected area behind the line of scrimmage, from which the quarterback throws a pass.
- Baseball a hollow in a baseball mitt in which the ball is caught and held.
adj.
of a suitable size for carrying in a pocket:
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a pocket dictionary.
v.
(pockets, pocketing, pocketed)
- put into one's pocket.
- take for oneself, especially dishonestly.
- Billiards & Snooker drive (a ball) into a pocket.
Phrase
- in someone's pocket
- dependent on someone financially and therefore under their influence.
- closely involved with someone.
- out of
(or in)
pocket
having lost (or gained) money in a transaction. - put one's hand in one's pocket
spend or provide one's own money.
Derivative
- pocketable adj.
- pocketful n.
(pl. pocketfuls)
. - pocketless adj.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘bag, sack’, also used as a measure of quantity): from Anglo-Norman Fr. poket(e), dimin. of poke ‘pouch’.
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