pocket

🇬🇧 UK/'pɒkit/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kIELTSA1

Definitions

n.

A small bag sewn into clothing for carrying small items; one's available financial resources.

口袋;衣袋;财力

v.

To put something into a pocket; to take and keep money or an object dishonestly.

把…放入口袋;私吞;侵吞

adj.

Small enough to fit in a pocket; compact or miniature in size.

袖珍的;小型的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
pocketother
=pocket

Common Collocations

  • 1.pocket money零花钱
  • 2.out of pocket自掏腰包;亏损
  • 3.deep pockets财力雄厚
  • 4.trouser pocket裤兜

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She slipped her phone into her jacket pocket and headed out.

  • 2.

    The renovation costs were far beyond our pocket.

  • 3.

    He always keeps a small notebook in his shirt pocket.

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