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衣袋；口袋；兜
A pocket is a kind of small bag which forms part of a piece of clothing, and which is used for carrying small things such as money or a handkerchief.
例句
He took his flashlight from his jacket pocket and switched it on...
他從夾克口袋里拿出手電筒，打開開關。
The man stood with his hands in his pockets.
那個男人雙手插在兜里站著。
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錢；財力
You can use pocket in a lot of different ways to refer to money that people have, get, or spend. For example, if someone gives or pays a lot of money, you can say that they dig deep into their pocket. If you approve of something because it is very cheap to buy, you can say that it suits people's pockets .
例句
When you come to choosing a dining table, it really is worth digging deep into your pocket for the best you can afford.
選購餐桌時，盡財力所能買最好的是很值得的。
...ladies' fashions to suit all shapes, sizes and pockets...
適合所有體形、個頭和財力的女士時裝款式
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ADJ
（可）放在衣袋里的；小型的；袖珍的
You use pocket to describe something that is small enough to fit into a pocket, often something that is a smaller version of a larger item.
例句
...a pocket calculator.
袖珍計算器
...my pocket edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
我的袖珍版《牛津英語詞典》
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（作為發生處或與周圍不同的）小塊地區
A pocket of something is a small area where something is happening, or a small area which has a particular quality, and which is different from the other areas around it.
例句
He survived the earthquake after spending 3 days in an air pocket...
他在氣窩里度過了3天，得以從地震中幸存。
The army controls the city apart from a few pockets of resistance.
除了一些零星的抵抗外，部隊已控制了城市。
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VERB
把…裝進腰包；將…據為己有
If someone who is in possession of something valuable such as a sum of money pockets it, they steal it or take it for themselves, even though it does not belong to them.
例句
Dishonest importers would be able to pocket the VAT collected from customers.
不誠實的進口商將會能夠把從顧客那里收取的增值稅據為己有。
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VERB
（常指以輕松或看似不公平的方式）贏得，獲得，賺得
If you say that someone pockets something such as a prize or sum of money, you mean that they win or obtain it, often without needing to make much effort or in a way that seems unfair.
例句
He pocketed more money from this tournament than in his entire three years as a professional.
他在這次錦標賽上獲得的獎金比他整整3年職業生涯的收入都多。
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VERB
把…放入衣袋
If someone pockets something, they put it in their pocket, for example because they want to steal it or hide it.
例句
Anthony snatched his letters and pocketed them...
安東尼抓過他的信，塞入了口袋。
He pocketed a wallet containing ￡40 cash from the bedside of a dead man.
他把從一名死者床邊拿到的裝有40英鎊現金的錢包藏進了口袋。
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PHRASE
（錢）在口袋里留不住，一有就想花掉
If you say that some money is burning a hole in someone's pocket, you mean that they want to spend it as soon as possible.
例句
It's Saturday, you're down the high street and you've got a few quid burning a hole in your pocket.
周六走在商街上，口袋里有幾個錢忍不住想要花掉。
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PHRASE
在（某人）掌握之中；受制于（某人）
If you say that someone is in someone else's pocket, you disapprove of the fact that the first person is willing to do whatever the second person tells them, for example out of weakness or in return for money.
例句
The board of directors must surely have been in Johnstone's pocket.
董事會肯定已被約翰斯通掌控了。
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PHRASE
為（自己或某人）牟利；使（自己或某人）中飽私囊
If you say that someone is lining their own or someone else's pockets, you disapprove of them because they are making money dishonestly or unfairly.
例句
It is estimated that 5,000 bank staff could be lining their own pockets from customer accounts.
據估計可能會有5,000名銀行職員利用客戶賬戶中飽私囊。
...a government that ignores the needs of the majority in order to line the pockets of the favoured few.
無視大多數人的需要以為少數特權者牟利的政府
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PHRASE
缺錢；賠錢
If you are out of pocket, you have less money than you should have or than you intended, for example because you have spent too much or because of a mistake.
例句
They were well out of pocket — they had spent far more in Hollywood than he had earned...
他們非常缺錢——他們在好萊塢的花費已經遠遠超出了他的收入。
Statements with errors could still be going out, but customers who notify us will not be left out of pocket.
存在錯誤的結算單仍有可能發送出去，但告知我們的客戶將不會遭受損失。
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PHRASE
扒竊
If someone picks your pocket, they steal something from your pocket, usually without you noticing.
例句
They were more in danger of having their pockets picked than being shot at.
比起遭到槍擊，他們被人扒竊的危險更大。