| 单词 | pocket money |
| 释义 | pocket moneyWord family nounpocketfulpocket battleshippocketbookpocket knifepocket moneypocket vetopocketadjectivepocketlesspocket-sized ˈpocket ˌmoney noun [uncountableU] 1 MONEY British EnglishBrE a small amount of money that parents give regularly to their children, usually every week or month 〔父母定期给小孩的〕零花钱 SYN American English allowance How much pocket money do you get? 你拿多少零花钱？ 2 informalMONEY a small amount of extra money that you earn in order to spend it on things you want 零用钱 I give a few private lessons too, for pocket money. 我也做些家教，赚点零用钱。 Examples from the Corpus pocket money• Her lodgings were paid for and she had £50 pocket money a week.• Now people can earn pocket money by picking it.• He earned pocket money by repairing furniture for neighbors.• He earned pocket money by repairing furniture for neighbors and then trained as a patternmaker for a company that produced textile machines.• And if they have enough pocket money or other cash - say £5 - to buy whatever is available locally.• Herbert gave him pocket money to buy one a week.• He was saving his pocket money to buy a calculator.• Carmine had a man who washed his pocket money in Ivory liquid to keep it germ-free.• Do they have to do anything to earn their pocket money? |
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