英语词汇“pocket”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pocket

(pɒkɪt )

Word forms: pockets , pocketing , pocketed

1. countable noun [oft poss NOUN, noun NOUN] A2

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.

The man stood with his hands in his pockets.

2. countable noun

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.

It really is worth digging deep into your pocket for the best you can afford.

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

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

We don't believe that they have the economic reforms in place which would justify putting huge sums of Western money into their pockets.

3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

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.

...my pocket edition of the Collins Spanish Dictionary.

4. countable noun

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.

The army controls the city apart from a few pockets of resistance. [+ of]

Synonyms: area, centre, island, district

5. verb

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. [VERB noun]

6. verb

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. [journalism]

He pocketed more money from this tournament than in his entire three years as a professional. [VERB noun]

7. verb

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. [VERB noun]

He pocketed a wallet containing £40 cash from the bedside of a dead man. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: steal, take, lift [informal], appropriate

8. burn a hole in someone's pocket phrase [VERB inflects]

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.

Bill Conway has a huge wad of cash burning a hole in his pocket.

9. in someone's pocket phrase

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. [disapproval]

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

10. to line your pockets phrase

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. [disapproval]

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

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

11. out of pocket adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

Out-of-pocket expenses are those which you pay out of your own money on behalf of someone else, and which are often paid back to you later.

I charge twenty dollars an hour plus out-of-pocket expenses.

12. See also out-of-pocket

13. to pick someone's pocket phrase

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.

Idioms:

burn a hole in your pocket

if money is burning a hole in your pocket, you are very eager to spend it as soon as possible, especially on something you do not really need but would like to have

Money always tends to burn a hole in my pocket.

dip into your pocket or dig into your pocket

to pay for something with your own money

Potential lenders will need to be persuaded that the government is tackling its economic problems before they dig into their pockets again.

in someone's pocket

if you are in someone's pocket, they control you or have power over you and so you do everything that they tell you

The Labour party suffered badly in the election from Conservative claims that it was in the pockets of the unions.

out of pocket

having less money than you should have or than you intended, for example because something was more expensive than you expected or because of a mistake

The promoter claims he was left £36,000 out of pocket.

Collocations:

back pocket

Don't put your wallets in your back pockets.

The Sun (2013)

A bunch of keys swing from her back pocket.

The Sun (2011)

But out of my right back pocket I produced a winning lottery ticket.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

coat pocket

The key was in my coat pocket.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

Inside each coat pocket is a glove.

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

People will hide things in coat pockets to steal them.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

inside pocket

He put the money in an inside pocket of the jacket.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

I've got a little list here in my inside pocket with names of people I'd like to go and see.

Times, Sunday Times (2015)

It's nicely cut, has an inside pocket and costs £60.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

jacket pocket

He reached inside a jacket pocket and pulled out his reading glasses.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

Tissues are an essential item in most handbags and jacket pockets.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

He called her mobile, only to hear it ring from her jacket pocket.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

pocket a profit

They pocket the profit before handing back the borrowed stock.

The Sun

Hedge funds, as usual, called the 2012 rally early and have started to sell bank shares to pocket a profit.

Times, Sunday Times

They can either settle up and keep the shares, or sell up and pocket the profit.

Times, Sunday Times

They have now benefited from a recovery in prices and plan to pocket a profit of nearly 100 million.

Times, Sunday Times

Short-sellers borrow shares, sell them and buy them back - hopefully at a lower price - before returning them to the lender and pocketing the profit.

Times,Sunday Times

pocket full of

You'd go into a shop and come out with a pocket full of biscuits or something.

Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who Were There (2006)

He showed pockets full of banknotes.

Travels with Rosinante (1990)

Most of us carry pockets full of credit cards and other photo identification.

The Sun (2006)

pocket of poverty

In the 1960s, they were forced to sell ancestral land and went from having $10 million in a federal reserve to being considered a pocket of poverty.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

All the members have deep pockets of poverty and some cannot make up their minds if they should be classical aid recipients or regional superpowers.

Times, Sunday Times

It could use part of its vast investment fund to ease the obvious pockets of poverty in the countryside, and in the cities.

Times, Sunday Times

The reasons for the riots were hotly debated: gangs were blamed; pockets of poverty and police stop-and-search tactics; opportunist criminals; even bored schoolchildren.

Times, Sunday Times

Yes, there are pockets of poverty in the rural idyll.

Times, Sunday Times

pocket of resistance

The term also occurs in the phrase pocket of resistance.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

By 0330 the last pocket of resistance was eliminated.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

In the north, fort five proved to be a strong pocket of resistance as well.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

Rebel leaders claimed total victory, but pockets of resistance could still be heard in parts of the city last night.

Times, Sunday Times

Sadly, few are still in existence, but a few pockets of resistance remain, while others have morphed into websites.

Times, Sunday Times

pocket the difference

They hope to buy the shares back at a lower price and then pocket the difference when they return the stock to its original owner.

Times,Sunday Times

They borrow shares and sell them in the hope that they can buy them back at a lower price and pocket the difference.

Times, Sunday Times

But many shops charge the same as the high street and pocket the difference themselves.

The Sun

So you can sell up, buy a bigger home and pocket the difference.

Times, Sunday Times

Instead, businesses will pocket the difference to increase their own margins.

Times, Sunday Times

pockets stuffed

Visitors to the site over the next two years should go with their pockets stuffed with acorns.

The Sun

Managers would tour the shop floor as the presses started with pockets stuffed with money, ready to settle any dispute on the spot.

Times, Sunday Times

Meanwhile, hundreds of pen-pushers who remain safe in their comfy offices are going home with pockets stuffed with cash.

The Sun

Meanwhile, union miners could have pockets stuffed with money, but were still found guilty of vagrancy and expelled.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

rear pocket

I'm righthanded so the yellow card goes in my right rear pocket.

The Sun

The 3,500 creation featured a number of bikefriendly additions, such as buttons to keep the jacket away from the legs when riding, rear pockets and a storm collar.

Times, Sunday Times

Some forces use combat trousers (trousers are of a cargo pocket style i.e. two thigh pockets and two conventional side and rear pockets) and boots.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

In all other respects, this updated disco pant retained the characteristics of the originals, including material content, rear pockets and button/zipper closure.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

The pants were made of a khaki wool-twill, pleated with seven belt loops, two scalloped button flap rear pockets, a button fly and a four-inch military style hem.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

shirt pocket

He pointed to his shirt pocket.

Christianity Today (2000)

He took a list out of his shirt pocket.

Christianity Today (2000)

It weighs 133 grams and fits in a shirt pocket.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

storage pocket

They have a reflective trim for maximum visibility and a centre back mesh storage pocket too.

The Sun

It has a storage pocket and a carry bag.

Times, Sunday Times

Sit inside and you'll notice the large aircraft-style overhead lockers that can swallow more than 100 litres of luggage, and myriad storage pockets and cupholders.

Times, Sunday Times

Warm yet breathable, it even has a chin guard and three rear storage pockets.

Times, Sunday Times

They are made of sturdy nylon fabric, some feature a mosquito net and storage pockets.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

suit pocket

Sure enough, he took a bottle from his suit pocket and started creepily rubbing away.

Times, Sunday Times

First, you need a small book that will fit in your purse or suit pocket.

Globe and Mail

He put it in his suit pocket and lost it.

Times, Sunday Times

zip pocket

It has a useful zip pocket on the back and internal pockets to store your mobile phone and other small items.

Times, Sunday Times

The bag features five compartments; a main interior with mobile phone pocket and zip pocket, a zipped pocket on the back, and a front pouch with magnetic clasp.

Times, Sunday Times

Featuring a fully zipped top for security, internal zip pocket and mobile phone pouch, it measures 24cm (h) by 43cm (l) and has a 27cm handle drop.

Times, Sunday Times

It also has a large compartment, inside organiser section and large front zip pocket - perfect for a weekend break.

The Sun

The handmade holdall comes with compartments for credit cards, pens and phones as well as a zip pocket.

The Sun

zippered pocket

The footwear moved its strategic focus from performance sports to sports lifestyle footwear, most still bearing the zippered pocket on the side.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

When used to carry the folded bike, the bag has a set of carry handles, an adjustable shoulder strap, and an outer zippered pocket.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

The 51cm (20in) holdall bag features one large main compartment, three zippered pockets, an interior mesh pocket and a removable padded shoulder strap.

Times, Sunday Times

Who knew that some leggings, tops and jackets came with concealed zippered pockets?

Times, Sunday Times

These included shalwar kameez with zippered pockets for storing ammunition.

Times, Sunday Times

Translations:

Chinese: 衣袋, 袖珍的, 将…据为己有

Japanese: ポケット, 小型の, 着服する

单词	pocket
释义	pocket (pɒkɪt ) Word forms: pockets , pocketing , pocketed 1. countable noun [oft poss NOUN, noun NOUN] A2 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. The man stood with his hands in his pockets. 2. countable noun 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. It really is worth digging deep into your pocket for the best you can afford. ...ladies' fashions to suit all shapes, sizes and pockets. You would be buying a piece of history as well as a boat, if you put your hand in your pocket for this one. We don't believe that they have the economic reforms in place which would justify putting huge sums of Western money into their pockets. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] 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. ...my pocket edition of the Collins Spanish Dictionary. 4. countable noun 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. The army controls the city apart from a few pockets of resistance. [+ of] Synonyms: area, centre, island, district 5. verb 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. [VERB noun] 6. verb 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. [journalism] He pocketed more money from this tournament than in his entire three years as a professional. [VERB noun] 7. verb 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. [VERB noun] He pocketed a wallet containing £40 cash from the bedside of a dead man. [VERB noun] Synonyms: steal, take, lift [informal], appropriate 8. burn a hole in someone's pocket phrase [VERB inflects] 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. Bill Conway has a huge wad of cash burning a hole in his pocket. 9. in someone's pocket phrase 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. [disapproval] The board of directors must surely have been in Johnstone's pocket. 10. to line your pockets phrase 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. [disapproval] It is estimated that 5,000 bank staff could be lining their own pockets from customer accounts. ...a government that ignores the needs of the majority in order to line the pockets of the favoured few. 11. out of pocket adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Out-of-pocket expenses are those which you pay out of your own money on behalf of someone else, and which are often paid back to you later. I charge twenty dollars an hour plus out-of-pocket expenses. 12. See also out-of-pocket 13. to pick someone's pocket phrase 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. Idioms: burn a hole in your pocket if money is burning a hole in your pocket, you are very eager to spend it as soon as possible, especially on something you do not really need but would like to have Money always tends to burn a hole in my pocket. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers dip into your pocket or dig into your pocket to pay for something with your own money Potential lenders will need to be persuaded that the government is tackling its economic problems before they dig into their pockets again. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers in someone's pocket if you are in someone's pocket, they control you or have power over you and so you do everything that they tell you The Labour party suffered badly in the election from Conservative claims that it was in the pockets of the unions. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers out of pocket having less money than you should have or than you intended, for example because something was more expensive than you expected or because of a mistake The promoter claims he was left £36,000 out of pocket. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: back pocket Don't put your wallets in your back pockets. The Sun (2013) A bunch of keys swing from her back pocket. The Sun (2011) But out of my right back pocket I produced a winning lottery ticket. Times, Sunday Times (2014) coat pocket The key was in my coat pocket. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Inside each coat pocket is a glove. Times, Sunday Times (2012) People will hide things in coat pockets to steal them. Times, Sunday Times (2009) inside pocket He put the money in an inside pocket of the jacket. Times, Sunday Times (2011) I've got a little list here in my inside pocket with names of people I'd like to go and see. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It's nicely cut, has an inside pocket and costs £60. Times, Sunday Times (2010) jacket pocket He reached inside a jacket pocket and pulled out his reading glasses. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Tissues are an essential item in most handbags and jacket pockets. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He called her mobile, only to hear it ring from her jacket pocket. Times, Sunday Times (2011) pocket a profit They pocket the profit before handing back the borrowed stock. The Sun Hedge funds, as usual, called the 2012 rally early and have started to sell bank shares to pocket a profit. Times, Sunday Times They can either settle up and keep the shares, or sell up and pocket the profit. Times, Sunday Times They have now benefited from a recovery in prices and plan to pocket a profit of nearly 100 million. Times, Sunday Times Short-sellers borrow shares, sell them and buy them back - hopefully at a lower price - before returning them to the lender and pocketing the profit. Times,Sunday Times pocket full of You'd go into a shop and come out with a pocket full of biscuits or something. Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who Were There (2006) He showed pockets full of banknotes. Travels with Rosinante (1990) Most of us carry pockets full of credit cards and other photo identification. The Sun (2006) pocket of poverty In the 1960s, they were forced to sell ancestral land and went from having $10 million in a federal reserve to being considered a pocket of poverty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All the members have deep pockets of poverty and some cannot make up their minds if they should be classical aid recipients or regional superpowers. Times, Sunday Times It could use part of its vast investment fund to ease the obvious pockets of poverty in the countryside, and in the cities. Times, Sunday Times The reasons for the riots were hotly debated: gangs were blamed; pockets of poverty and police stop-and-search tactics; opportunist criminals; even bored schoolchildren. Times, Sunday Times Yes, there are pockets of poverty in the rural idyll. Times, Sunday Times pocket of resistance The term also occurs in the phrase pocket of resistance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By 0330 the last pocket of resistance was eliminated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the north, fort five proved to be a strong pocket of resistance as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rebel leaders claimed total victory, but pockets of resistance could still be heard in parts of the city last night. Times, Sunday Times Sadly, few are still in existence, but a few pockets of resistance remain, while others have morphed into websites. Times, Sunday Times pocket the difference They hope to buy the shares back at a lower price and then pocket the difference when they return the stock to its original owner. Times,Sunday Times They borrow shares and sell them in the hope that they can buy them back at a lower price and pocket the difference. Times, Sunday Times But many shops charge the same as the high street and pocket the difference themselves. The Sun So you can sell up, buy a bigger home and pocket the difference. Times, Sunday Times Instead, businesses will pocket the difference to increase their own margins. Times, Sunday Times pockets stuffed Visitors to the site over the next two years should go with their pockets stuffed with acorns. The Sun Managers would tour the shop floor as the presses started with pockets stuffed with money, ready to settle any dispute on the spot. Times, Sunday Times Meanwhile, hundreds of pen-pushers who remain safe in their comfy offices are going home with pockets stuffed with cash. The Sun Meanwhile, union miners could have pockets stuffed with money, but were still found guilty of vagrancy and expelled. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 rear pocket I'm righthanded so the yellow card goes in my right rear pocket. The Sun The 3,500 creation featured a number of bikefriendly additions, such as buttons to keep the jacket away from the legs when riding, rear pockets and a storm collar. Times, Sunday Times Some forces use combat trousers (trousers are of a cargo pocket style i.e. two thigh pockets and two conventional side and rear pockets) and boots. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In all other respects, this updated disco pant retained the characteristics of the originals, including material content, rear pockets and button/zipper closure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The pants were made of a khaki wool-twill, pleated with seven belt loops, two scalloped button flap rear pockets, a button fly and a four-inch military style hem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 shirt pocket He pointed to his shirt pocket. Christianity Today (2000) He took a list out of his shirt pocket. Christianity Today (2000) It weighs 133 grams and fits in a shirt pocket. Times, Sunday Times (2009) storage pocket They have a reflective trim for maximum visibility and a centre back mesh storage pocket too. The Sun It has a storage pocket and a carry bag. Times, Sunday Times Sit inside and you'll notice the large aircraft-style overhead lockers that can swallow more than 100 litres of luggage, and myriad storage pockets and cupholders. Times, Sunday Times Warm yet breathable, it even has a chin guard and three rear storage pockets. Times, Sunday Times They are made of sturdy nylon fabric, some feature a mosquito net and storage pockets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 suit pocket Sure enough, he took a bottle from his suit pocket and started creepily rubbing away. Times, Sunday Times First, you need a small book that will fit in your purse or suit pocket. Globe and Mail He put it in his suit pocket and lost it. Times, Sunday Times zip pocket It has a useful zip pocket on the back and internal pockets to store your mobile phone and other small items. Times, Sunday Times The bag features five compartments; a main interior with mobile phone pocket and zip pocket, a zipped pocket on the back, and a front pouch with magnetic clasp. Times, Sunday Times Featuring a fully zipped top for security, internal zip pocket and mobile phone pouch, it measures 24cm (h) by 43cm (l) and has a 27cm handle drop. Times, Sunday Times It also has a large compartment, inside organiser section and large front zip pocket - perfect for a weekend break. The Sun The handmade holdall comes with compartments for credit cards, pens and phones as well as a zip pocket. The Sun zippered pocket The footwear moved its strategic focus from performance sports to sports lifestyle footwear, most still bearing the zippered pocket on the side. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When used to carry the folded bike, the bag has a set of carry handles, an adjustable shoulder strap, and an outer zippered pocket. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 51cm (20in) holdall bag features one large main compartment, three zippered pockets, an interior mesh pocket and a removable padded shoulder strap. Times, Sunday Times Who knew that some leggings, tops and jackets came with concealed zippered pockets? Times, Sunday Times These included shalwar kameez with zippered pockets for storing ammunition. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 衣袋, 袖珍的, 将…据为己有 Japanese: ポケット, 小型の, 着服する
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