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

A pocketknife is a folding knife that's small enough to fit in your pocket. Some fancy pocketknives have many blades and little tools that can fold back into the handle.

You can also call a pocketknife a jackknife, or in Britain, a penknife. Pocketknives' blades fold into their handles, so you can safely carry the knife in your pocket or bag. Multi-tool pocketknives, in addition to sharp blades, often have tiny screwdrivers, files, bottle openers, and other tools. Pocketknives are used for whittling, hunting, cutting twine, slicing fruit, and many other tasks.

WORD FAMILY

pocketknife: pocketknives

USAGE EXAMPLES

At a checkpoint outside Qaraqosh, one young militiaman boasted that he beheaded an Islamic State fighter with his pocketknife on his first day of combat.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 06, 2016)

“Everything from motorcycles to bicycles to pocketknives and stuff for the girls. Great adventure and memories.”

Washington Times(Dec 05, 2016)

The other glaring example like this involved Gray’s pocketknife.

New York Times(Sep 28, 2016)

n a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

pocket knife

clasp knife, jackknife

a large knife with one or more folding blades

penknife

a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens

flick knife, flick-knife, switchblade, switchblade knife

a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button

knife

edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

单词	pocketknife
释义	pocketknife (once / 56552 pages) n A pocketknife is a folding knife that's small enough to fit in your pocket. Some fancy pocketknives have many blades and little tools that can fold back into the handle. You can also call a pocketknife a jackknife, or in Britain, a penknife. Pocketknives' blades fold into their handles, so you can safely carry the knife in your pocket or bag. Multi-tool pocketknives, in addition to sharp blades, often have tiny screwdrivers, files, bottle openers, and other tools. Pocketknives are used for whittling, hunting, cutting twine, slicing fruit, and many other tasks. WORD FAMILY pocketknife: pocketknives USAGE EXAMPLES At a checkpoint outside Qaraqosh, one young militiaman boasted that he beheaded an Islamic State fighter with his pocketknife on his first day of combat. Wall Street Journal(Dec 06, 2016) “Everything from motorcycles to bicycles to pocketknives and stuff for the girls. Great adventure and memories.” Washington Times(Dec 05, 2016) The other glaring example like this involved Gray’s pocketknife. New York Times(Sep 28, 2016) n a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper pocket knife clasp knife, jackknife a large knife with one or more folding blades penknife a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens flick knife, flick-knife, switchblade, switchblade knife a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button knife edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
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