n (1) 1)(衣服上的)口袋，衣袋 (thing like a bag sewn on or in clothes， used for carrying small things) [C]： a coat/jacket/trouser～外衣/夹克/裤子口袋;put sth into one's～把东西放进自己的衣袋;take one's hands out of one's～s 把手从自己的衣袋里拿出来;have some change in one's～口袋里有零钱;He stood with his hands in his～s. 他站着，两手插在口袋里。a～dictionary/edition/guide/radio/camera 袖珍字典/版/指南/收音机/照相机; 2)(用于装小件物品)类似口袋的贮器，囊(如车门内、飞机座椅背后的置物袋等) (container resembling this for small or thin articles， eg on the inside of a car-door， on the back of an aircraft seat， etc) [C]： The briefcase has two～s for papers. 公事包里有两个装文件的口袋。Passengers can find information about safety procedures in the～in front of them. 旅客在他们面前的袋子里能找到有关安全措施的信息。〖同〗compartment，bag;

(2)(某人的)钱，财力 (person's income or amount of money available for spending; financial means) [C， 通常sing]： a range of prices to suit every～适合于每个人的价格范围;easy/hard on the～钱松/紧;luxury far beyond one's～远远超出自己财力的奢侈;a drain on sb's～消耗某人的钱财;His～couldn't stand all the new demands being made on it. 他的财力承受不起所有那些新的开支要求。

(3) 一团(片)，(孤立的)小块地区 (small isolated area or group) [C]：～s of mist 一团团雾气;a～of opposition/resistance to the new regime 反对/抵抗新政权的小块地区;～s of unemployment 失业地区;

(4)矿穴，小矿藏(small hole in the ground containing (valuable) metal， oil， etc) [C]： (prospector) find a～of silver/coal (勘探者)发现一小型银/煤矿;〖同〗pit;

(5)气阱(partial vacuum in the atmosphere; air pocket) [C];

(6)台球桌周围的网袋 (any of the 6 small net bags round a billiard table， into which a ball may go when hit) [C]： hit the red ball into the～将红球击进袋中;

be， etc in sb's pocket 与某人经常在一起(关系很密切)： live in each other's～s 相互依靠形影不离;

have sb in one's pocket 影响(左右)某人： He has the audience in his～. 他能抓住观众。

in/out of pocket 赚/赔钱： (sb) be a few dollars in/out of～as a result of the transaction (某人)由于这笔交易赚/赔进几美元;out-of-～expenses 现金支付;

→′pocketful n 一袋;′pocket-book n 小笔记本;皮夹子，钱包;′pocket-knife n 袖珍折叠刀;′pocket-money n (家长给小孩子的)零用钱;

vt (1)将放入口袋 (put sth into one's pocket) [T+n]： She～ed her money/her ticket/her key/her spectacles. 她将钱/票/钥匙/眼镜放进口袋。～one's pride 忍辱，压抑自尊心;

(2)侵吞，中饱私囊(take possession of as one's own， esp dishonestly) [T+n]： The ticket-seller was jailed for～ing the box-office receipts. 该售票员由于侵吞票房收入而入狱。〖同〗steal，appropriate;

(3)将(球)击(打)入网袋中 (hit (a ball) into a pocket) [T+n]