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单词 pocket watch
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Definition of pocket watch in English:

pocket watch

noun
  • A watch on a chain, intended to be carried in the pocket of a jacket or waistcoat.

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    Example sentencesExamples
    • He stood and the man looked at a pocket watch he held.
    • She proudly gave him the chain for his cherished pocket watch.
    • In New York in 1890, the latest pocket watch and fob chain could carry seals the wearer could use to demonstrate their place in society.
    • He looked away from her, and pulled a small pocket watch from one of the pockets in his jacket.
    • To one side of her a young boy in overalls sucked on his ticket, to the other a plump man frowned through a monocle at a pocket watch chained to his vest.
    • She took out a pocket watch on a mismatched chain and checked the time.
    • She checked her pocket watch; it read ten thirty.
    • He pulled out his pocket watch and noted the time.
    • He is carrying a pocket watch and fretting aloud over how ‘late’ he is.
    • He took out a pocket watch and stared at the time.
    • Matt looked up at the clock and to his pocket watch.
    • ‘She's late,’ Alexander Creighton said, angrily checking his pocket watch for the seventh time in ten minutes.
    • He had a pocket watch hanging in front of his suit.
    • Furthermore, he said he never could wear a pocket watch and fob - fashionable at the time - because they got in the way of his arm.
    • He reached for his pocket, pulling out his Silver pocket watch, his initial engraved on its cover.
    • He took out the pocket watch and glanced at it again.
    • Until the advent of the wristwatch in the twentieth century, men's pocket watches were suspended from a chain with a watch fob at the other end.
    • The items, which are believed to be family heirlooms, included a grandfather clock worth around £3,000 and a pocket watch worth £2,000.
    • Outside Mr. Shay was waiting patiently beside the carriage, glancing down toward his golden pocket watch.
    • Kyran reached into his pocket and pulled out a pocket watch.
    Synonyms
    timepiece, chronometer, small clock, timer

Definition of pocket watch in US English:

pocket watch

nounˈpäkət ˌwôCH
  • A watch on a chain, intended to be carried in the pocket of a jacket or vest.

    怀表

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He took out the pocket watch and glanced at it again.
    • ‘She's late,’ Alexander Creighton said, angrily checking his pocket watch for the seventh time in ten minutes.
    • Outside Mr. Shay was waiting patiently beside the carriage, glancing down toward his golden pocket watch.
    • She proudly gave him the chain for his cherished pocket watch.
    • Furthermore, he said he never could wear a pocket watch and fob - fashionable at the time - because they got in the way of his arm.
    • He reached for his pocket, pulling out his Silver pocket watch, his initial engraved on its cover.
    • He took out a pocket watch and stared at the time.
    • She checked her pocket watch; it read ten thirty.
    • He had a pocket watch hanging in front of his suit.
    • Matt looked up at the clock and to his pocket watch.
    • She took out a pocket watch on a mismatched chain and checked the time.
    • Kyran reached into his pocket and pulled out a pocket watch.
    • To one side of her a young boy in overalls sucked on his ticket, to the other a plump man frowned through a monocle at a pocket watch chained to his vest.
    • He is carrying a pocket watch and fretting aloud over how ‘late’ he is.
    • He pulled out his pocket watch and noted the time.
    • He looked away from her, and pulled a small pocket watch from one of the pockets in his jacket.
    • Until the advent of the wristwatch in the twentieth century, men's pocket watches were suspended from a chain with a watch fob at the other end.
    • The items, which are believed to be family heirlooms, included a grandfather clock worth around £3,000 and a pocket watch worth £2,000.
    • In New York in 1890, the latest pocket watch and fob chain could carry seals the wearer could use to demonstrate their place in society.
    • He stood and the man looked at a pocket watch he held.
    Synonyms
    timepiece, chronometer, small clock, timer
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