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
pocket的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 衣袋；口袋；兜
  Apocketis 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。
• N-COUNT 钱；财力
  You can usepocketin 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 theydig deep intotheirpocket. If you approve of something because it is very cheap to buy, you can say that itsuits 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。
• ADJ （可）放在衣袋里的；小型的；袖珍的
  You usepocketto 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》
• N-COUNT （作为发生处或与周围不同的）小块地区
  Apocket ofsomething 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。
• 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 moneypocketsit, 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。
• 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 someonepocketssomething 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。
• VERB 把…放入衣袋
  If someonepocketssomething, 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。
• PHRASE （钱）在口袋里留不住，一有就想花掉
  If you say that some moneyis burning a hole insomeone'spocket, 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。
• PHRASE 在（某人）掌握之中；受制于（某人）
  If you say that someone isinsomeone else'spocket, 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。
• PHRASE 为（自己或某人）牟利；使（自己或某人）中饱私囊
  If you say that someoneis liningtheir own or someone else'spockets, 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
• 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
• PHRASE 扒窃
  If someonepicksyourpocket, 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。

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Pockets of affluence coexist with poverty
  少数富裕地区与贫困地区并存。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The policeman went through the thief's pockets.
  警察搜查了小偷的口袋。
• 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。
• 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。