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ADJ. 形容词1.?袖珍的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. 双语例句例： a pocket calculator. 一个袖珍计算器。
NOUN. 名词1.?[C 可数名词] 衣兜A pocket is a kind of small bag that forms part of a piece of clothing, and that is used for carrying small things such as money or a handkerchief. 双语例句例： He took his torch from his jacket pocket and switched it on. 他从上衣口袋里拿出手电筒并将其打开。 2.?[C 可数名词] 财力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. 双语例句例： When you come to choosing a dining table, it really is worth digging deep into your pocket for the best you can afford. 说到选择餐桌，的确值得尽你的财力买张最好的。 例： ladies' fashions to suit all shapes, sizes, and pockets. 适合所有体形、尺寸和财力的女士时装。 3.?[C 可数名词] （与周围区域不同或孤立的）小块地区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. 双语例句例： Trapped in a pocket of air, they had only 40 minutes before the tide flooded the chamber. 他们被困在只有一点空气的弹丸之地，再过40分钟水位就会上升淹没这个山洞。
PHRASE. 习语1.?雄厚的财力If you say that a person or organization has deep pockets, you mean that they have a lot of money with which to pay for something. 双语例句例： The church will do anything to avoid scandal – and everyone knows it has deep pockets. 教会将不惜一切来避免丑闻，大家都知道其财力雄厚。 例： investors with deep pockets. 财力雄厚的投资者们。 1.?缺钱的If you are out of pocket, you have less money than you should have or than you intended, for example, because you have spent too much or because of a mistake. 双语例句例： Make sure you are not out of pocket for your expenses. 要确保别把用于日常开销的钱都花没了。 1.?扒窃If someone picks your pocket, they steal something from your pocket, usually without you noticing. 双语例句例： They were more in danger of having their pockets picked than being shot at. 比起遭到枪击，他们被扒窃的危险更大。
VERB. 动词pockets , pocketing , pocketed 1.?[T 及物动词] 将…据为己有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. 双语例句例： Banks have passed some of the savings on to customers and pocketed the rest. 银行将部分存款转给顾客，其余的则据为己有。 2.?[T 及物动词] （轻松或不公正地）获得（奖赏或金钱等）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. 双语例句例： He pocketed more money from this tournament than in his entire three years as a professional. 他从这次锦标赛中捞到的钱比他作为一名职业运动员整整三年赚的还要多。 3.?[T 及物动词] 把…放入衣袋If someone pockets something, they put it in their pocket, for example, because they want to steal it or hide it. 双语例句例： Anthony snatched his letters and pocketed them. 安东尼抓过他的信，放进兜里。
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