pockets

英 [ˈpɒkɪts] 美 [ˈpɑːkɪts]

n.  衣袋; 口袋; 兜; (附在车门上、提包内等的)小口袋，小容器; 钱财; 财力; 资金
v.  把…放进衣袋; 攫取; 揩油; 中饱私囊; 挣; 赚下
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柯林斯词典

  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。
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双语例句

  1. Paying rent simply helps to line the pockets of landlords. It's far better to put your money into bricks and mortar of your own
    租房子只会鼓了房东的腰包，自己投资买房要合算得多。
  2. He stood on the sidewalk with his hands buried in the pockets of his dark overcoat.
    他站在人行道上，双手插在黑色外套的口袋里。
  3. Pockets of affluence coexist with poverty
    少数富裕地区与贫困地区并存。
  4. Graham was standing there, his hands dug into the pockets of his baggy white trousers.
    格雷厄姆站在那里，双手插在宽松的白色裤子的兜里。
  5. Holidaymakers are digging deep into their pockets to book late summer breaks.
    度假者想方设法拿出钱来预订夏末的短暂假期。
  6. The shorts had blue embroidery over the pockets
    这条短裤的口袋上有蓝色刺绣。
  7. The blasts were caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited.
    爆炸是由甲烷气囊被引燃造成的。
  8. The man stood with his hands in his pockets.
    那个男人双手插在兜里站着。
  9. 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。
  10. 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。
  11. 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。
  12. The tramp produced a stump of candle from his deep pockets.
    流浪汉从深口袋里掏出了一截蜡烛。
  13. In the Balearics pockets of rural life and inland villages are undisturbed
    在巴利阿里群岛上，零星散布在岛内的村庄和那里的生活平静而祥和。
  14. It would be unreasonable for you to pay out of your own pockets.
    要你们自己掏钱就不像话了。
  15. No one pockets anything found on the road.
    路不拾遗。
  16. Misers put their back and their belly into their pockets.
    守财奴爱财如命，宁可饿肚皮，没衣穿。
  17. The policeman lined his pockets by taking bribes.
    那个警察接受贿赂肥了自己的腰包。
  18. He stood with his hands in his pockets.
    他站着，两手插在兜里。
  19. I empty myself of the names of others. I empty my pockets.
    我从自己身上倒空他人的名字。我清空我的口袋。
  20. And the real hand can steal from the victim's handbag and pockets.
    真手能够扒窃受害者的手提包和口袋。
  21. Clive filled his pockets with apples.
    克莱夫将口袋装满了苹果。
  22. Somebody went through his pockets?
    有人翻过他的口袋了？
  23. They searched my pockets and packages.
    他们搜了我的口袋和包裹。
  24. The policeman went through the thief's pockets.
    警察搜查了小偷的口袋。
  25. Patch and welt pockets with silver tone rivets and signature logo patch at front.
    与银色调的铆钉和签名标识补丁修补和贴边口袋在前面。
  26. She went through his jacket pockets and eventually found the keys.
    她仔细检查了他的夹克衫口袋，终于找到了钥匙。
  27. He tried his other pockets, but they were too empty.
    他又试了一下其他口袋，但它们都是空的。
  28. His pockets are turned out.
    他的口袋被翻了出来。
  29. He was wearing a shirt with both elbows worn through and trousers with the pockets coming off.
    他穿着一件两肘都穿破了的衬衫，裤子上的口袋都脱落了。
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