pocket

英 ['pɒkɪt] 美['pɑkɪt]

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近义词stow take acquire get in receive pack load accept

n. 口袋；钱；容器
vt. 隐藏；忍受；将…放入衣袋
vi. 形成袋或囊
adj. 小型的，袖珍的；金钱上的

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中文词源

pocket 口袋，钱财，资金

来自古英语pocket,袋子，麻袋，来自Proto-Germanic*puk,鼓起，膨胀，来自PIE*beu,鼓起，膨胀，词源同poach,pouch.-et,小词后缀。即小袋子，引申词义口袋，钱财，资金等。

词态变化

复数: pockets;第三人称单数: pockets;过去式: pocketed;过去分词: pocketed;现在分词: pocketing;

英文词源

pocket: pocket: [15] A pocket is etymologically a ‘small bag’. It comes from Anglo-Norman poket, a diminutive form of poke ‘bag’ (source of English poke ‘bag’ [13], now used only in the expression ‘buy a pig in a poke’). Its Old French equivalent was poche, source of English pouch [14] (and of poach). This was acquired from Frankish *pokka ‘bag’, a derivative of the same Germanic base (*puk-) as produced English pock (whose plural has become pox) and pucker.
=> poach, pock, poke, pouch, pucker
pocket (v.): 1580s, "to place in a pocket" (often with implications of dishonesty), from pocket (n.). From the earliest use often figurative. Meaning "to form pockets" is from c. 1600. Related: Pocketed; pocketing.
pocket (n.): mid-14c., pokete, "bag, pouch, small sack," from Anglo-French pokete (13c.), diminutive of Old North French poque "bag" (Old French pouche), from a Germanic source akin to Frankish *pokka "bag," from Proto-Germanic *puk- (see poke (n.)).

Meaning "small bag worn on the person, especially one sewn into a garment" is from early 15c. Sense in billiards is from 1754. Mining sense is attested from 1850; military sense of "area held by troops surrounded by the enemy" is from 1918; the general sense of "small area different than its surroundings" (1926) apparently was extended from the military use. Figuratively, "one's money" (conceived as being kept in a pocket) is from 1717. Pope Pokett (late 15c.) was figurative of the greedy and corrupt Church.
pocket (adj.): 1610s, "of or pertaining to or meant for a pocket," from pocket (n.). Pocket-knife is first recorded 1727; pocket-money is attested from 1630s. Often merely implying a small-sized version of something (for example of of warships, from 1930; also compare Pocket Venus "beautiful, small woman," attested from 1808). Pocket veto attested from 1842, American English.
The "pocket veto" can operate only in the case of bills sent to the President within ten days of Congressional adjournment. If he retain such a bill (figuratively, in his pocket) neither giving it his sanction by signing it, nor withholding his sanction in returning it to Congress, the bill is defeated. The President is not bound to give reasons for defeating a bill by a pocket veto which he has not had at least ten days to consider. In a regular veto he is bound to give such reasons. [James Albert Woodburn, "The American Republic and its Government," Putnam's, 1903]

双语例句

1. He spends most of his pocket money on PlayStation games.: 他大部分零花钱都用来买PS游戏了。

2. 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。

3. We agreed to give her £6 a week pocket money.: 我们同意每周给她6英镑零花钱。

4. Something was sticking from the pocket of the little man's grimy shorts.: 小个子男人脏乎乎的短裤口袋里鼓鼓的，伸出来个什么东西。

5. Volunteers receive £21 pocket money each week, accommodation and expenses.: 志愿者每周领到21英镑的零用钱，免费住宿，还得到一笔生活费。

英英释意

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

2. an enclosed space;: "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"

3. a supply of money;: "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"

4. (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins next bnehind it on the right or left;: "the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike"

5. a hollow concave shape made by removing something

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

7. a small isolated group of people;: "they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"; "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance"

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

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

考试真题

Consumers have more money in their pockets when they're paying less at the pump.

But doesn't the extra money in the pockets of those countries' consumers mean an equal loss in oil-producing countries, cancelling out the gains? Not necessarily, says economic researcher Sara Johnson.

Radios, cell phones, bicycles, pocket calculators, and books have all been reported stolen.

Now you've seen this table of figures about the pocket money children in Britain get?

why do you think the rise in pocket money is often higher than inflation

Anyway, if you had children, how much pocket money would you give them?

Yes, by the way, do most children in your country get pocket money

What do we learn from the conversation about British children's pocket money?

Supposing the man had children, what would he expect them to do with their pocket money?

The pocket money British children get.

Enrollees would have to pay more money for many services out of their own pockets, and that would encourage them to think twice about whether an expensive or redundant test was worth it.

Immigrants provide cheap labor, lower the prices of everything from farm produce to new homes, and leave consumers with a little more money in their pockets.

The latest iPhone 6s, for example, has a dual-core processor and fits nicely into your pocket.

Abridged dictionaries, such as pocket and desk dictionaries, are shortened.

However, a pocket dictionary doesn't contain enough entries to be adequate for college reference homework.

In addition, the information about each word in a pocket dictionary is generally limited.

To make a wise selection, you should know how to distinguish among three kinds of print dictionaries: pocket, desk, and unabridged.

You might also begin to notice the effects not only on your health but in your pocket.

实用场景例句

a coat pocket: 上衣口袋

I put the note in my pocket.: 我把纸币装进了衣袋。

Turn out your pockets (= empty your pockets) .: 把口袋里的东西通通拿出来。

Take your hands out of your pockets!: 把手从口袋里拿出来！

a pocket dictionary (= one that is small enough to fit in your pocket): 袖珍词典

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。

We have holidays to suit every pocket .: 我们有适合各种程度消费的度假方式。

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。

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。

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。

a pocket of air: 气井

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。

The man stood with his hands in his pockets.: 那个男人双手插在兜里站着。

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。

...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

...a pocket calculator.: 袖珍计算器

...my pocket edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.: 我的袖珍版《牛津英语词典》

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。

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。

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。

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。

Anthony snatched his letters and pocketed them...: 安东尼抓过他的信，塞入了口袋。

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。

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。

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。

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。

...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

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。

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。

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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