1 a piece of material like a small bag that is sewn inside or on a piece of clothing and is used for carrying things in 衣袋;口袋:
He always walks with his hands in his trouser pockets.他走路时老是把两只手插在裤袋里。a pocket dictionary/calculator(= one small enough to fit in your pocket)袖珍字典/计算器
2 a small bag or container that is fixed to the inside of a car door, suitcase, etc and used for putting things in (汽车门、手提箱等内部的)袋子:
There are safety instructions in the pocket of the seat in front of you.你前面座位的袋子里有安全守则。
3 used to talk about the amount of money that you have to spend (不得不花的)金额:
They sell cars to suit every pocket.他们出售各种财力的人都买得起的汽车。The school couldn't afford a CD player, so the teacher bought one out of his own pocket.学校买不起激光唱机,所以这位老师自掏腰包买了一部。
4 a small area or group that is different from its surroundings (与周围不同的)小范围,群体,一小群,一小团:
pockets of warm water小块暖水☞Look at air pocket. 参看air pocket。
pick sb's pocket→PICK¹
pocket²
/ˈpɒkɪt ||; ˈpɑkɪt/verb[T]
1 to put sth in your pocket 把…放进口袋里:
He took the letter and pocketed it quickly.他拿了那封信,然后迅速把它放进口袋里。
pocket1/ˋpɑkIt; ˈpɒkət or ˈpɒkIt/n [C]1 a small cloth bag sewn into or onto a piece of clothing, that you put your money, keys etc in 衣袋﹐口袋: shirt/trouser etc pocket There's some money in my jacket pocket. 我的夹克口袋里有些钱。Luke came in with his hands in his pockets. 卢克双手插在口袋里走了进来。2 a small bag or piece of material fastened to something so that you can put things into it〔固定于某物上用于放置小物件的〕小袋: Please read the air safety card in the pocket of the seat in front. 请阅读您前面坐椅小袋中的飞行安全卡。3 the amount of money that you have to spend 钱﹔财力: There are eight hotels, with a price range to suit every pocket . 有八家酒店﹐房价适合各种消费水平的人。from/out of/into your own pocket He had to pay for the repairs out of his own pocket. 他得自掏腰包支付修理费。4 a small area or amount of something that is different from what surrounds it〔与周围区域不同的〕一小块﹐一小片﹔少量: +of pockets of resistance 零星抵抗pockets of air 少量空气5 out of pocket if you are out of pocket, you have less money than usual because you have made a mistake or been unlucky 赔钱﹐损失钱财pick sb's pocket at 见PICK1
pocket2v [T] 1 to put something in your pocket 把〔某物〕放入口袋中: He locked the door and pocketed the keys. 他锁上门﹐把钥匙放入口袋里。2 to get an amount of money, especially in a way that is illegal or seems very easy 捞(钱)﹔轻易得到〔钱财〕: Baines pocketed $2,500 in prize money. 贝恩斯得到了 2500 美元的奖金。
pocket3also 又作 ˈpocket-sizedadj small enough to fit in a pocket 袖珍的﹐可放入口袋的: a pocket calculator 袖珍计算器
pocketpocketpocketspocketedpocketingnounthe part of a piece of clothing that you can put things in: I put the key in my pocket.pick somebody's pocketto steal money from somebody's pocket or bag