名词 n. [C]
1. 口袋
The policeman made the thief turn out his pockets.
警察叫小偷把口袋都翻出来。
2. 钱;财力[S1]
He will suffer in his pocket.
他将在钱财方面有所损失。
3. 贮藏器,容器,囊
4. (孤立的)小块地区[(+of)]
There are pockets of ore in the mountain.
那座山里有好几块矿藏。
5. (撞球台四角的)球袋
6. (大气中的)气阱,气穴
7. 【矿】矿囊
及物动词 vt.
1. 把...装入袋内
He locked the door and pocketed the key.
他锁上门,将钥匙放入口袋。
2. 侵吞,盗用(款项等)
He was jailed for pocketing public funds.
他因侵吞公款进了牢房。
3. 击(球)落袋
4. 忍受;抑制
I can no longer pocket her insults.
我再也无法忍受她的侮辱了。
形容词 a.
1. 袖珍的;小型的
He always carries a pocket dictionary with him.
他总是随身携带一本袖珍字典。
2. 钱的;零星花用的
The boy had a lot of pocket money.
这男孩有许多零用钱。
3. 局部的;孤立