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| /ˈpɒkɪt/ |
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| 1 | a small bag that forms part of a piece of clothing and is used for holding small objects 衣袋；口袋；兜 |
| The money had fallen out of a hole in my pocket. 钱从我口袋中的一个洞里漏了出去。 |
| She searched her pockets for the car keys. 她在口袋中摸索车钥匙。 |
| a trouser/shirt/coat pocket 裤兜/衬衫兜/大衣兜 |
| a top pocket (=on the front of a jacket) 上衣兜 |
| a back pocket (=of a pair of trousers) 后裤兜 |
| He slipped his wallet into an inside pocket (=of his jacket) . 他把钱包放进了内口袋。 |
| put sth into/take sth out of a pocket She had put her hands in her pockets to keep them warm. 她把手伸进口袋中保暖。 |
| turn out/empty your pockets The police officer asked us to empty our pockets. 警官叫我们掏空口袋。 |
| | 1a | a small bag or other container that forms part of an object , for example a bag （构成包等的一部分的）小袋子 | | The safety instructions are in the pocket of the seat in front of you. 安全指南书在您前面座位的口袋中。 | | She put the money in a zipped pocket of her handbag. 她把钱放进手提包里一个带拉链的小袋中。 | |
| | 1b | a hole with a small string bag fitted below it in the side of a billiard, pool , or snooker table that you try to hit a ball into （台球等的）球袋，落球袋 | | Hit the ball into one of the side pockets. 把球打入边上的一个落袋中。 | |
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| 2 | a supply of money that is available for spending （可用于花销的）钱 |
| out of/from your own pocket (=using your own money, not your company’ s) Our boss expects us to pay for the trip out of our own pockets! 自己掏腰包 |
| deep pockets (=a lot of available money) It’ s a company with very deep pockets. 资金雄厚；腰缠万贯 |
| to suit every pocket We have prices to suit every pocket. 我们有适合各种消费水平的价格。 |
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| 3 | a small area which has a particular quality that makes it different from the areas around it （与周围不同的）一小块，一小片（地区） |
| +of There are still pockets of resistance to the government forces. 还有几小片地区在对抗政府军。 |
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| - | be in pocket BRITISH
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| to have made money as a result of a business deal |
| （做生意）赚到钱 |
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| - | be/live in each other’ s pockets BRITISH
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| 1 | to spend too much time together 厮守；形影不离 |
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| 2 | to not have enough space to live with each other in a way that is comfortable 紧挨着住 |
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| - | be out of pocket
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| to have lost money as the result of a business deal |
| （做生意）赔钱，亏钱 |
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| With all these phone calls we’ ll be out of pocket. 这样打电话的话，我们会赔钱的。 |
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| - | have sb in your pocket
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| to have power over someone in a position of authority |
| 掌控着某人 |
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| - | have sth in your pocket
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| if you have something such as a game or a business deal in your pocket , you are definitely going to win it or complete it successfully |
| （在比赛、生意等中）稳操胜券，将某物收入囊中 |
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| - | in sb’ s pocket
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| 1 | controlled by someone and willing to do whatever they want 受某人使唤；受某人掌控 | Isn’ t the Government always in the pocket of the landowners? 难道政府不是总被土地所有者们使唤吗？ | |
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| 2 | if something such as a game or a business deal is in your pocket , you are definitely going to win it or complete it successfully （在比赛、生意等中）稳操胜券 |
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| - | lineyour own/sb’ spockets
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| to make money for yourself or someone else by taking money that should be going to another person or organization |
| 使自己/某人中饱私囊；为自己/某人谋利 |
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| - | pick sb’ s pocket
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| to steal something from someone’ s pocket in such a way that they do not notice |
| 扒窃某人的口袋 |
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| - | put your hand in your pocket
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| to spend money or give some to someone or something |
| 花钱；（为某人或某物）掏腰包 |
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