pocket
- IPA[ˈpɒkɪt]
英式
- a small bag sewn into or on clothing so as to form part of it, used for carrying small articles；a flexible compartment providing separate storage space, for example in a suitcase or car door
- of a suitable size for carrying in a pocket；on a small scale
- put into one's pocket；take or receive (money or other valuables) for oneself, especially dishonestly
noun: pocket, plural noun: pockets
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. a small bag sewn into or on clothing so as to form part of it, used for carrying small articles she fished for her door key in her coat pocket
- ▪ a flexible compartment providing separate storage space, for example in a suitcase or car door the pack has two main compartments and four pockets 同義詞
- ▪ South African a narrow sack in which agricultural produce is sold, used as a measure for trading consumers are paying the same for 10 kg pockets of potatoes as they paid for 15 kg pockets last year
- ▪ an opening at the corner or on the side of the table into which balls are struck.
- ▪ informal a person's financial resources the food was all priced to suit the hard-up airman's pocket 同義詞
- 2. a small patch of something some of the gardens still had pockets of dirty snow in them 同義詞
- ▪ a small, isolated group or area there were pockets of disaffection in parts of the country 同義詞
- ▪ a cavity in a rock or stratum filled with ore or other material.
形容詞
- 1. of a suitable size for carrying in a pocket a pocket German dictionary
- ▪ on a small scale a 6,000 acre pocket paradise
動詞
- 1. put into one's pocket she watched him lock up and pocket the key
- ▪ take or receive (money or other valuables) for oneself, especially dishonestly local politicians were found to have been pocketing the proceeds of fund-raisers
- ▪ drive (a ball) into a pocket he pocketed the 8-ball on the break for a victory in the title game
- ▪ enclose as though in a pocket the fillings can be pocketed in a pitta bread
- ▪ suppress (one's feelings) and proceed despite them they were prepared to pocket their pride
