pocket

noun

衣服 in clothing

1. 衣袋；口袋；兜
   a small piece of material like a small bag sewn into or onto a piece of clothing so that you can carry things in it
   1. a coat pocket
      上衣口袋
   2. I put the note in my pocket.
      我把纸币装进了衣袋。
   3. Turn out your pockets (= empty your pockets) .
      把口袋里的东西通通拿出来。
   4. Take your hands out of your pockets!
      把手从口袋里拿出来！
   5. a pocket dictionary (= one that is small enough to fit in your pocket)
      袖珍词典

小容器 small container

2. （附在车门上、提包内等的）小口袋，小容器
   a small bag or container fastened to sth so that you can put things in it, for example, in a car door or in a bag
   1. Information about safety procedures is in the pocket in front of you (= on a plane) .
      关于安全求生的资料放在您前方的小袋子里。

钱 money

3. 钱财；财力；资金
   used to talk about the amount of money that you have to spend
   1. We have holidays to suit every pocket .
      我们有适合各种程度消费的度假方式。
   2. He had no intention of paying for the meal out of his own pocket .
      他不想自己掏腰包付饭钱。
   3. The Foundation is reputed to have very deep pockets (= to have a lot of money) .
      据说这个基金会资金雄厚。

小团体 / 范围 small group/area

4. （与周围不同的）小组织，小区域
   a small group or area that is different from its surroundings
   1. There are still a few isolated pockets of resistance to the new regime.
      现在仍有零星孤立的势力反对新政权。
   2. a pocket of air
      气井

台球等 in billiards, etc.

5. 球袋；网袋
   any of the holes or nets around the edges of the table used in the games of billiards , pool or snooker , which you have to hit the ball into

verb

放入衣袋 put into pocket

1. 把…放进衣袋
   to put sth into your pocket
   1. She paid for the drink and pocketed the change without counting it.
      她付了饮料费，把找回的零钱数都没数就装进了口袋。

钱 money

2. 攫取；揩油；中饱私囊
   to take or keep sth, especially an amount of money, that does not belong to you
   1. He regularly charges passengers more than the normal fare and pockets the difference.
      他经常多收乘客票钱，把差额塞进自己的腰包。
3. 挣；赚下
   to earn or win an amount of money
   1. Last year, she pocketed over $1 million in advertising contracts.
      去年，她从广告合同中赚了100多万元。

台球等 in billiards, etc.

4. 击（球）入球袋
   to hit a ball into a pocket n.(5)

1. N-COUNT 衣袋；口袋；兜
   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.
   1. He took his flashlight from his jacket pocket and switched it on...
      他从夹克口袋里拿出手电筒，打开开关。
   2. The man stood with his hands in his pockets.
      那个男人双手插在兜里站着。
2. N-COUNT 钱；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 .
   1. When you come to choosing a dining table, it really is worth digging deep into your pocket for the best you can afford.
      选购餐桌时，尽财力所能买最好的是很值得的。
   2. ...ladies' fashions to suit all shapes, sizes and pockets...
      适合所有体形、个头和财力的女士时装款式
   3. You would be buying a piece of history as well as a boat, if you put your hand in your pocket for this one...
      如果掏钱买下它的话，你所购买的将不仅仅是一艘船，还是一段历史。
   4. We don't believe that they have the economic reforms in place which would justify putting huge sums of Western money into their pockets.
      我们认为他们并没有让经济改革步入正轨，因此不存在把巨额西方资金送进他们口袋的正当理由。
3. ADJ （可）放在衣袋里的；小型的；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.
   1. ...a pocket calculator.
      袖珍计算器
   2. ...my pocket edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
      我的袖珍版《牛津英语词典》
4. N-COUNT （作为发生处或与周围不同的）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.
   1. He survived the earthquake after spending 3 days in an air pocket...
      他在气窝里度过了3天，得以从地震中幸存。
   2. The army controls the city apart from a few pockets of resistance.
      除了一些零星的抵抗外，部队已控制了城市。
5. VERB 把…装进腰包；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.
   1. Dishonest importers would be able to pocket the VAT collected from customers.
      不诚实的进口商将会能够把从顾客那里收取的增值税据为己有。
6. VERB （常指以轻松或看似不公平的方式）赢得，获得，赚得
   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.
   1. He pocketed more money from this tournament than in his entire three years as a professional.
      他在这次锦标赛上获得的奖金比他整整3年职业生涯的收入都多。
7. VERB 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.
   1. Anthony snatched his letters and pocketed them...
      安东尼抓过他的信，塞入了口袋。
   2. He pocketed a wallet containing £40 cash from the bedside of a dead man.
      他把从一名死者床边拿到的装有40英镑现金的钱包藏进了口袋。
8. PHRASE （钱）在口袋里留不住，一有就想花掉
   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.
   1. It's Saturday, you're down the high street and you've got a few quid burning a hole in your pocket.
      周六走在商街上，口袋里有几个钱忍不住想要花掉。
9. PHRASE 在（某人）掌握之中；受制于（某人）
   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.
   1. The board of directors must surely have been in Johnstone's pocket.
      董事会肯定已被约翰斯通掌控了。
10. PHRASE 为（自己或某人）牟利；使（自己或某人）中饱私囊
    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.
    1. It is estimated that 5,000 bank staff could be lining their own pockets from customer accounts.
       据估计可能会有5,000名银行职员利用客户账户中饱私囊。
    2. ...a government that ignores the needs of the majority in order to line the pockets of the favoured few.
       无视大多数人的需要以为少数特权者牟利的政府
11. See also: They were well out of pocket — they had spent far more in Hollywood than he had earned... Statements with errors could still be going out, but customers who notify us will not be left out of pocket. out-of-pocket
12. PHRASE 扒窃
    If someone picks your pocket, they steal something from your pocket, usually without you noticing.
    1. They were more in danger of having their pockets picked than being shot at.
       比起遭到枪击，他们被人扒窃的危险更大。

1. I kept the list in my breast pocket.
   我把名单放在了胸部的衣兜里。
2. He took a largish buff envelope from his pocket.
   他从口袋里掏出一个相当大的米色信封。
3. I felt for my wallet and papers in my inside pocket
   我在里兜里摸钱包和证件。
4. I put my hand into my pocket and pulled out the letter
   我把手伸进口袋，掏出了那封信。
5. He brought out a notebook and pen from his pocket.
   他从口袋里掏出笔记本和钢笔。
6. He took his flashlight from his jacket pocket and switched it on
   他从夹克口袋里拿出手电筒，打开开关。
7. The man stood with his hands in his pockets.
   那个男人双手插在兜里站着。
8. When you come to choosing a dining table, it really is worth digging deep into your pocket for the best you can afford.
   选购餐桌时，尽财力所能买最好的是很值得的。
9. You would be buying a piece of history as well as a boat, if you put your hand in your pocket for this one
   如果掏钱买下它的话，你所购买的将不仅仅是一艘船，还是一段历史。
10. We don't believe that they have the economic reforms in place which would justify putting huge sums of Western money into their pockets.
    我们认为他们并没有让经济改革步入正轨，因此不存在把巨额西方资金送进他们口袋的正当理由。
11. He survived the earthquake after spending 3 days in an air pocket
    他在气窝里度过了3天，得以从地震中幸存。
12. The army controls the city apart from a few pockets of resistance.
    除了一些零星的抵抗外，部队已控制了城市。
13. Dishonest importers would be able to pocket the VAT collected from customers.
    不诚实的进口商将会能够把从顾客那里收取的增值税据为己有。
14. He pocketed more money from this tournament than in his entire three years as a professional.
    他在这次锦标赛上获得的奖金比他整整3年职业生涯的收入都多。
15. Anthony snatched his letters and pocketed them
    安东尼抓过他的信，塞入了口袋。
16. He pocketed a wallet containing £ 40 cash from the bedside of a dead man.
    他把从一名死者床边拿到的装有40英镑现金的钱包藏进了口袋。
17. It's Saturday, you're down the high street and you've got a few quid burning a hole in your pocket.
    周六走在商街上，口袋里有几个钱忍不住想要花掉。
18. The board of directors must surely have been in Johnstone's pocket.
    董事会肯定已被约翰斯通掌控了。
19. They were well out of pocket — they had spent far more in Hollywood than he had earned
    他们非常缺钱——他们在好莱坞的花费已经远远超出了他的收入。
20. Statements with errors could still be going out, but customers who notify us will not be left out of pocket.
    存在错误的结算单仍有可能发送出去，但告知我们的客户将不会遭受损失。
21. They were more in danger of having their pockets picked than being shot at.
    比起遭到枪击，他们被人扒窃的危险更大。
22. I slid the wallet into his pocket
    我把钱包麻利地塞进了他的口袋。
23. By the 1930s the wristwatch had almost completely supplanted the pocket watch.
    到了20世纪30年代，手表几乎完全取代了怀表。
24. 'Thanks friend,' he said, while sweeping the money into his pocket.
    “谢了，朋友，”他说着就把钱划拉进了口袋。
25. He took a handkerchief from his pocket and lightly wiped his mouth
    他从口袋里掏出手帕，轻轻擦了擦嘴。
26. He filled his pocket with food.
    他在口袋里装满了食物。
27. I had my pocket picked on the train.
    我在火车上被扒了。
28. The letter has been in my pocket all the time.
    这封信一直揣在我口袋里。
29. She stitched a pocket on the new apron.
    她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。

n.

be in sb's pocket

• 受某人的控制（或极大影响）；在某人掌握之中
  to be controlled or strongly influenced by sb

be/live in each other's pockets

• 过从甚密；形影不离
  if two people are in each other's pockets , they are too close to each other or spend too much time with each other

have sb in your pocket

• 驾驭，让…听使唤（尤指通过恐吓或贿赂）
  to have influence or power over sb, for example, a police officer or a politician, especially by threatening them or by offering them money

have sth in your pocket

• 胜利在握；稳操胜券
  to be certain to win sth

in/out of pocket

• 得到 / 损失钱财
  having gained/lost money as a result of sth
  1. That one mistake left him thousands of pounds out of pocket.
     那一次失误让他损失了数千英镑。

burn a hole in your pocket

• 一有（钱）就想花；花钱没有节制
  if money burns a hole in your pocket , you want to spend it as soon as you have it

dip into your pocket

• 花钱；掏腰包
  to spend some of your own money on sth

put your hand in your pocket

• 掏腰包；出钱；付款
  to spend money or give it to sb
  1. I've heard he doesn't like putting his hand in his pocket.
     我听说他手很紧。

line your (own)/sb's pockets

• （尤指通过占便宜或欺诈而）中饱私囊，（使）发财
  to get richer or make sb richer, especially by taking unfair advantage of a situation or by being dishonest

pick sb's pocket

• 扒窃；掏包儿
  to steal sth from sb's pocket without them noticing

noun

1. a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

2. an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck

3. (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)

   Synonym:    pouch

4. a small isolated group of people
   1. they were concentrated in pockets inside the city
   2. the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance

5. a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly

   Synonym:    air pocketair hole

6. a supply of money
   1. they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets

7. a hollow concave shape made by removing something

   Synonym:    scoop

8. (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left
   1. the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike

9. an enclosed space
   1. the trapped miners found a pocket of air

   Synonym:    pouchsacsack

verb

1. put in one's pocket
   1. He pocketed the change

2. take unlawfully

   Synonym:    bag