1A small bag sewn into or on clothing so as to form part of it, used for carrying small articles.

1. 1.1 A flexible compartment providing separate storage space, for example in a suitcase.
   袋子；（箱子或车门上的）兜
   Example sentencesExamples

   • The cabin has plenty of storage spaces, but the door pockets would be much more useful with flexible sides instead of rigid ones.
   • There are no door pockets, just a couple of cubby holes between the seats.
   • The floor in the passenger compartment is flat, and map pockets on the doors can accommodate water bottles.
   • Interior storage space is limited and otherwise decent door pockets are spoiled by designer handles which block access to them.
   • A bewildering array of storage cubbyholes, pockets, drawers and cupholders will certainly satisfy the most demanding owner.
   • With pockets and compartments aplenty, you run the risk of losing everyday essentials such as sweeties, bus passes, etc in the massive black hole which is the space inside the bag.
   • He reached into a pocket of his suitcase and pulled out a small box.
   • Once safely ensconced inside there is ample space provided to put cups, though very little space in the door pockets for anything.
   • There are plenty more stowage points dotted around the car, including glove box, front door pockets, cup and bottle holders, and a special slide out shelf beneath the front seats.
   • There are small door pockets and a glove compartment, plus a couple of cup holders.
   • There are also door bins, pockets and a roomy glovebox.
   • She found my open backpack in the closet and carefully went through all its pockets and compartments.
   • Brief or laptop cases will most likely include many compartments and pockets for ample storage.
   • Where storage is concerned, I particularly like the moulded map pockets in the doors, which are hinged from the bottom.
   • There are moulded door pockets, solid, well-made, integrated armrests, speakers in the doors and chunky, brushed aluminium door handles.
   • I've never been in a car with so many pockets, compartments and clever little spaces to soak up the detritus of modern family driving.
   • There are storage pockets in all four doors, which is always appreciated.
   • A floor-mounted console includes a storage pocket, two cup holders and the gear lever, behind which there are more storage pockets and another cup holder.
   • There are bottle holders on all the doors, door trim pockets, a front-seat back pocket, and cup holders.
   • The process also allows for part integration, like storage bins, map pockets and cup holders built into door panels.

   Synonyms

   compartment, pouch, receptacle, sack, cavity
2. 1.2Billiards Snooker An opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which balls are struck.
   台球袋
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Attempting to position the cue ball for a pot on the black to a centre pocket, he experienced an unusually excessive bounce off the top cushion which took the white way past its intended spot.
   • Wisely selecting the six ball for the side pocket, you carefully position the cue ball.
   • I leaned over the table, aiming to bounce the white ball off of a side to knock a blue ball into the corner pocket.
   • The pool hall was full of seedy characters as Sabrina sunk a red ball into the corner pocket, slamming two more in on rebound.
   • It made contact with the eight ball and I bit my lip nervously as the ball ever so slowly rolled towards the center pocket.
3. 1.3often pocketsinformal A person or organization'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。

   our pockets are empty

   Example sentencesExamples

   • It counts on the largesse of the largest financial pockets in the city, both private and corporate.
   • They want him to stick his hand in his nicely-lined pockets, and finance a death-or-glory spree.
   • Those currencies promote economic diversity and direct local resources to local pockets rather than to global companies' vaults.
   • Both stressed that they were financing the expedition out of their own pockets and all the funds they raise will go directly to Oasis House.
   • The congregation has already dug deeply in its collective pockets to finance these.
   • The chief executive says he has no plans to ask his shareholders to dip into their pockets to raise further finance.
   • ‘You do need a fairly deep pocket to finance the running of an estate,’ concedes Bound.
   • You may leave with empty pockets but you will take home great memories, and probably the hangover of a lifetime.
   • Followers of York Wasps have dug deep - into their pockets and their emotional resources - to get the club this far.
   • Schemes that promise to double your money overnight are guaranteed to empty your pockets.
   • And he would be up against Apple, a company with bottomless pockets in comparison.
   • Like any parent whose pockets are empty, I turned a deaf ear.
   • As many gamblers have testified, taking a chance with your cash is likely to lead to heartache and empty pockets.
   • The composer has paid the physical costs of the production out of his own pocket, a contribution tantamount to self publishing.
   • A wide variety of hotels are available to suit all pockets.
   • Kind-hearted readers have dug deep into their own pockets to replace the money stolen from a collection tin destined for our Cancer Appeal.
   • So Richard and Leo sell off their assets, empty their pockets and borrow some money from a studio.
   • There were too many theatre seats in the borough and other venues were targeting the same audiences with greater resources and deeper pockets than the town hall.
   • Indeed, Forward talks at great length about how boring life in Malmesbury is for teenagers with empty pockets.
   • Few businesses in this world are started by individuals with bottomless pockets and endless resources.

   Synonyms

   means, budget, resources, financial resources, finances, funds, money, capital, assets, wherewithal
4. 1.4Baseball The hollow in the center of a baseball glove or mitt where the ball can best be caught.
   Example sentencesExamples

   • The ball lands, on the fly, directly into the pocket of the glove.
   • Infielders put it in the pockets of their gloves so the ball will stick in there.
   • Brower had developed the habit of opening his glove wider when gripping the ball in the pocket for a changeup.
   • The hard, fast ball zoomed right into the pocket of her glove, as if it belonged there.

2A small patch of something.

有些花园还留有一片片的脏雪。

1. 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。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • It has emerged that Bradford Council is considering selling off pockets of green space to builders.
   • Yes, he agrees, there are pockets of development, but you have to have breakthrough points.
   • The estate is a pocket of lawlessness and it is not tolerable that people have to live with that.
   • There are coalitions, but they're in separate pockets around the country, it is not a national coalition.
   • It is calling for a new approach to nature conservation, focusing on whole landscapes rather than isolated pockets.
   • Simon is the new identikit picture in affluent pockets of modern Scotland - and he needs a new breed of private bank to look after his affairs.
   • The consignment was also supposed to be distributed in selected pockets of other northeastern states, especially Mizoram.
   • Meanwhile, for those who do not have recourse to a dacha in the relatively cooler sylvan pockets of the Moscow region, options for cooling off may seem few and far between.
   • While the centre of Paris is almost unbroken in its beauty from one end of the Seine to the other on either bank, Berlin is a compartmentalised city with pockets of life and interest.
   • Our audience in Winnipeg was all blue hair with pockets of young people and gay men.
   • Part of the initial problem was that there were pockets of people who had different views, and some people were taken aback by what they were saying.
   • For, unless the projects are implemented on a large scale, the impact on development will stay this way, in small pockets and in certain regions.
   • They are doing deliberate patrols with aircraft to try and locate any pockets of people.
   • Unlike cities like Leeds, where trouble is in pockets outside the city centre, trouble in Bradford always affects the centre because it is such a small place.
   • The exceptional case made for Hastings is that it is the poorest town in the region with pockets of severe deprivation.
   • If a large pocket of elderly people forms, then ambulance services should be expanded to that area.
   • The city is small and comforting, and its people live in genteel pockets of suburbia and have 1950s good manners.
   • Famine is biting deep in isolated pockets all over the country.
   • From rooftops to alleys, combined military forces are battling pockets of remaining fighters.
   • He outlined how no major housing scheme was built in Newbridge in the last six years and the land at Rickardstown was closer to the town centre than many other green field pockets.

   Synonyms

   area, patch, small area, isolated area, district, region, island, cluster, centre
2. 2.2American Football The protected area behind the offensive line from which the quarterback throws passes.
   Example sentencesExamples

   • But there's more to it than just stepping up to the plate and hitting a home run or standing in the pocket and throwing a touchdown pass.
   • He moves well in pocket and can scramble but has trouble finding second receiver.
   • Harris has the burst of a natural pass rusher; when he breaks free into the pocket, the quarterback has little chance of escape.
   • The line is doing a good job of protecting him and he's moving outside the pocket on pass plays, so defenses don't have a free shot at him.
3. 2.3 (in bowling) the space between the head pin and the pin immediately behind it on the left or right.
4. 2.4 A cavity in a rock or stratum filled with ore or other distinctive component.
   Example sentencesExamples

   • This suggests that the mantle convects as a whole, although the geochemists now require an explanation for the existence of pockets of unmixed mantle material.
   • Many of the large pillow pockets are filled with powdery white thaumasite that has the consistency of freshly fallen snow.
   • Foitite and rossmanite were confirmed only in pocket no.28, which contained all four species.
   • Some of the material from the junction pockets was clear enough to produce fine gemstones.
   • Corroded danburite up to 8 cm in length was abundant around footwall portions of the pocket.
5. 2.5Aeronautics An air pocket.

1attributive Of a suitable size for carrying in a pocket.

袖珍德语词典。

1. 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。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The great leap forward in pocket auto design came in the mid-1990s.
   • The film is based on the British Navy's triumph over a German pocket battleship, the Graf Spee, in the early months of the second world war.
   • Although Lees-Milne relished writing in Beckford's library, his wife was miserable with only a pocket garden.

   Synonyms

   small, little, miniature, mini, compact, fun-size, concise, abridged, potted, portable

1Put into one's pocket.

她看着他关上门，把钥匙放进了口袋。

1. 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

   当地政客被发现将募捐会的所得装进了自己的腰包。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The charity, of course, did not exist and he planned on pocketing all the proceeds.
   • He headed over to Ramon's house, swiped the videotape and pocketed it for himself.
   • Some borrowed money was pocketed by corrupt officials.
   • The use of subcontractors and the corruption rife in the industry can lead to the builder specifying the correct bricks but non-frost resistant bricks being used and various people pocketing the monetary difference.
   • While pocketing this money the airlines have moved quickly to lay off employees in very large numbers.
   • The chairman pocketed nearly £800,000 in salary and bonuses.
   • In many instances he simply reached a settlement with the insurance company, forged his client's signature on the check, and pocketed the money.
   • She had signed false cheques and pocketed the money herself.
   • We have also had stories of lawyers pocketing money entrusted to them by clients and others allegedly being involved in corruption.
   • There is a belief that taxes are somehow ‘stolen’ from the people by the Chancellor to put in his ‘war chest’, as if he were pocketing the cash himself.
   • The cagey bartender was pocketing the money for himself and replenishing bottles with his own supply purchased at a nearby liquor store.
   • Should an advisor to the Pentagon be pocketing a fee for helping to raise money for a terrorist organization?
   • Of course, it is not just a case of the doctors simply pocketing the surplus money.
   • Ordinary people saw little benefit, as the power distribution firms simply pocketed extra profit.
   • Allegations are made that some suppliers have pocketed the money without supplying the ordered books.
   • Between them they allegedly pocketed more than $100,000.
   • ‘They pocketed the bribe money without ever delivering the quid pro quo,’ he said.
   • I guess the oil companies must be pocketing all the profits.
   • Prosecutors allege he pocketed up to 4 billion pesos in ill-gotten wealth.
   • Knight then pocketed the money by cashing the cheques at a post office in Chippenham.

   Synonyms

   steal, thieve, rob, pilfer, purloin, snatch, take, appropriate, abstract, help oneself to
2. 1.2Billiards Snooker Drive (a ball) into a pocket.
   〔台球，斯诺克〕击（球）入袋
   Example sentencesExamples

   • If two balls are pocketed during a single stroke, the player may select which companion ball he wants for a cribbage.
   • The main reason not to use sidespin is it increases the difficulty of pocketing the ball.
   • With one stroke, he pockets all the balls and stands back in satisfaction.
   • I accepted the challenge to simply pocket the object ball in the side, and stop the cueball dead.
   • After pocketing a red ball, the player may shoot at his choice of colored balls.
3. 1.3 Enclose as though in a pocket.
   包，围
   the fillings can be pocketed in a pita bread

   馅可包在空心圆面包里。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • As they rode the fire receded to a faint glow pocketed in the otherwise dark of the desert night.
4. 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。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • By the next day I had an eye that looked as if it had done ten rounds with Mike Tyson, so it was time I pocketed my pride and visited a doctor!
   • He had not understood why she had acted like that but out of due respect for the girl he decided to pocket his own emotions as well.
5. 1.5US Block passage of (a bill) by a pocket veto.
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Congress passes a bill through both houses, the president chooses to sign, veto or pocket the bill.