n.[C]
    
      - 口袋![]() The policeman made the thief turn out his  pockets. 警察叫小偷把口袋都翻出來。 
- 錢;財力[S1]![]() He will suffer in his  pocket. 他將在錢財方面有所損失。 
- 貯藏器,容器,囊
- (孤立的)小塊地區[(+of)]![]() There are  pockets of ore in the mountain. 那座山裡有好幾塊礦藏。 
- (撞球臺四角的)球袋
- (大氣中的)氣阱,氣穴
- 【礦】礦囊
vt.
    
      - 把……裝入袋內![]() He locked the door and  pocketed the key. 他鎖上門,將鑰匙放入口袋。 
- 侵吞,盜用(款項等)![]() He was jailed for  pocketing public funds. 他因侵吞公款進了牢房。 
- 擊(球)落袋
- 忍受;抑制![]() I can no longer  pocket her insults. 我再也無法忍受她的侮辱了。 
a.
    
      - 袖珍的;小型的![]() He always carries a  pocket dictionary with him. 他總是隨身攜帶一本袖珍字典。 
- 錢的;零星花用的![]() The boy had a lot of  pocket money. 這男孩有許多零用錢。 
- 局部的;孤立的
 
  片語
  
    be/live in sb.'s pocket
    
      - 經常與某人在一起![]() At the summer camp we  lived in each other's pocket. 在夏令營,我們經常在一起。 
have sb. in one's pocket
    
      - 可以任意支配某人![]() The boss  had his employees in his pocket. 那老板可以任意支配他的員工。 
have sth. in one's pocket
    
      - 對某事穩操勝算![]() He  had it in his pocket. 他穩操勝算。 
out of pocket
    
      - 賠錢![]() He was 50 pounds  out of pocket by the transaction. 他在那次交易中賠了五十英鎊。 
 
  辨析
  
 
  n.
     - a small bag sewn into or on clothing so as to form part of it, used for carrying small articles. ▸a pouch-like compartment providing separate storage space. ▸
(one's pocket)
 informal one's financial resources. 
- a small, isolated patch, group, or area.
- Billiards  & Snooker  an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which balls are struck.
- American Football  a protected area behind the line of scrimmage, from which the quarterback throws a pass.
- Baseball  a hollow in a baseball mitt in which the ball is caught and held.
adj.
 of a suitable size for carrying in a pocket:
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 a pocket dictionary.
v.
 (pockets, pocketing, pocketed)
   - put into one's pocket.
- take for oneself, especially dishonestly.
- Billiards  & Snooker  drive (a ball) into a pocket.
Phrase
  
    - in someone's pocket
 - dependent on someone financially and therefore under their influence.
- closely involved with someone.
 
- out of 
(or in)
 pocket
 having lost (or gained) money in a transaction.
- put one's hand in one's pocket
 spend or provide one's own money.
 
  Derivative
  
    - pocketable adj.
- pocketful n. (pl. pocketfuls) .
- pocketless adj.
 
  Etymology
  ME (in the sense ‘bag, sack’, also used as a measure of quantity): from Anglo-Norman Fr. poket(e), dimin. of poke ‘pouch’.