1
- a small bag sewn into or on clothing so as to form part of it, used for carrying small articles衣袋。
1.1
- a pouch-like compartment providing separate storage space, for example in a suitcase or car door袋子; （箱子或车门上的）兜。
1.2
- S. African a narrow sack in which agricultural produce is sold, used as a measure for trading〈南非〉（用作贸易计量的）（农产品）袋。
1.3
- an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which balls are struck台球袋。
1.4
- informal a person's financial resources〈非正式〉个人的经济状况, 腰包, 钱袋：
the food was all priced to suit the hard-up airman's pocket.
食品定价都适合缺钱的飞行员们的经济情况。
2
- a small patch of something小块：
some of the gardens still had pockets of dirty snow in them.
有些花园还留有一片片的脏雪。
2.1
- a small, isolated group or area孤立群体; 孤立区域, 隔离区：
there were pockets of disaffection in parts of the country.
这个国家有些地方还有不满的人群。
attrib.
1- of a suitable size for carrying in a pocket便携的, 袖珍的：
a pocket German dictionary.
袖珍德语词典。
1.1
- on a small scale小型的, 小规模的：
a 6,000 acre pocket paradise.
6,000英亩的小天堂。
(pocketed, pocketing)with obj.
1- put into one's pocket放入口袋：
she watched him lock up and pocket the key.
她看着他关上门, 把钥匙放进了口袋。
1.1
- take or receive (money or other valuables) for oneself, especially dishonestly把（钱等贵重物品）装进腰包（或占为己有）：
local politicians were found to have been pocketing the proceeds of fund-raisers.
当地政客被发现将募捐会的所得装进了自己的腰包。
1.2
- Billiards & Snooker drive (a ball) into a pocket【台球, 斯诺克】击（球）入袋。
1.3
- enclose as though in a pocket包, 围：
the fillings can be pocketed in a pitta bread.
馅可包在空心圆面包里。
1.4
- suppress (one's feelings) and proceed despite them收敛, 抑制（感情）：
they were prepared to pocket their pride.
他们准备收敛些傲气。
短语
in pocket
1
- having enough money or money to spare; having gained in a transaction有够多钱的; 还有钱的; 赚了钱的。
1.1
- (of money) gained by someone from a transaction（钱）赚来的。
in someone's pocket
1
- dependent on someone financially and therefore under their influence（因经济上依赖某人而）在某人掌握中, 受某人的控制。
2
- very close to and closely involved with someone与某人亲近的：
I'm tired of villages where everyone lives in everyone else's pocket.
我讨厌那些人与人都很近乎的村落。
out of pocket
- having lost money in a transaction亏了本的。
out-of-pocket
- as modifier(of an expense or cost) paid for directly rather than being put on account or charged to some other person or organization（花费, 成本）现款直接支付的。
pay out of pocket
- US pay for something with one's own money, rather than from a particular fund or account〈美〉自理花费。
put one's hand in one's pocket
- spend or provide one's own money花自己的钱; 自己挣钱。
派生词
pocketable
adjectivepocketful
（pl. -fuls）nounpocketless
adjective词源
Middle English （in the sense 'bag, sack', also used as a measure of quantity）： from Anglo-Norman French poket（e）, diminutive of poke 'pouch'. The verb dates from the late 16th cent. Compare with POKE2.