1.pocket用作动词时意思是“把…放入袋中”,指将某物从外界移到口袋中去,强调动作。引申可表示“赚得”“侵吞”“盗用”“抑制”等。
2.pocket多用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
He pocketed the money.他把钱放入衣袋中。
He pocketed his wallet and car keys.他把钱包和汽车钥匙放进衣袋里。
He pocketed the note without reading it.他很快把通知放到口袋里,连看都没看。
He was given ￡120 for expenses, but he pocketed most of it.他得到120英镑的经费,但他侵吞了大部分。
She has learned to pocket her pride.她学会了抑制自己的自尊心。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The town is pocketed in a ring of hills.这座城市四周山峦环绕。

1.pocket的基本意思是“袋,口袋”,指衣服上用来装一些常会用到的小物品的口袋。引申可指“口袋里的钱财”“一小片,一小团”等。
2.“把手放在口袋里”要说in one's pocket,而不说in the pocket。

burn a hole in sb's pocket
有钱就想花 eager to spend money or spends it quickly or extravagantly
The silver dollar that Don got for his birthday was burning a hole in his pocket, and he hurried to a dime store.唐恩过生日得的银币烧得他心急火燎,他急忙向小卖店跑去。
The dollar burned a hole in the boy's pocket until he bought candy and ice cream with it.那个孩子的口袋里藏不住钱,非得买糖果或冰淇淋花光它不可。
I knew that he would go out and buy everything he saw, because the money was burning a hole in his pocket.我知道他一出去便会见什么买什么,因为他衣袋里留不住钱。
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dip into one's pocket
掏腰包,负担费用 charge
If you have a family you are constantly having to dip into your pocket for something or other.如果你有了家,你就得经常掏腰包买这买那。
Whenever I take the children out,I have to dip into my pocket for seats at the cinema.每当我带孩子们出去时,总得掏腰包买电影票。
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have in one's pocket
对某事稳操胜券,探囊取物,完全支配某人 have certain of gaining sth or being successful in sth; have complete influence over sb
▲have sb/sth in one's pocket
The democrats have got the election in their pocket.民主党在选举中稳操胜券。
Even before he plunges into his programme, he has his audience in his pocket.他的节目甚至还没有出场,他就已控制住了观众。

in pocket
赚钱 having made a profit
I bought it for ￡500 and sold it for ￡550, so I was in pocket on the deal.我花500英镑买进,又以550英镑卖出,所以这笔买卖我赚了。
He was twenty dollars in pocket by the transaction.他在这笔生意中赚了20美元。
Even after paying all the expenses, we'll still be ￡100 in pocket.即使扣除所有费用,我们仍能赚100英镑。
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line one's pockets
肥私囊,发横财 make a lot of money, especially by dishonest or corrupt methods
The policeman lined his pockets by taking bribes.那个警察接受贿赂大饱私囊。
The nuclear arms race is lining the pockets of the arms manufacturers.核军备竞赛使军火制造商们大发横财。
Some people had gained control of a handful of banks to line their own pockets.有些人控制了几家银行,以便从中牟取暴利。
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out of pocket
白花钱的,赔钱的 having paid a certain amount, usually without good results
I bought a new cigarette lighter and it broke; now I'm ￡10 out of pocket.我买了新打火机,可是它坏了,这下白花了10英镑。
His mistake left us all out of pocket.他这一错,我们大家都跟着他赔了钱。
He was out of pocket by the transaction.他这回买卖亏本了。
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pick sb's pocket
扒口袋,窃取 steal sth from sb's pocket
The thief picked the man's pocket.小偷扒了那人的口袋。
Thieves pick the pockets of unwary people.小偷扒窃粗心大意的人口袋里的东西。
He felt very uneasy when he realized that he had picked his teacher's pocket in the street.当意识到在街道上竟扒了自己老师的口袋时,他感到非常不安。
While in the subway someone picked his pocket of the last two dollars.在地铁里,他仅有的两美元被扒走了。

His pockets bulged with apples and candy.他的口袋鼓鼓地装满了苹果和糖。
His hand searched his pocket for a match.他的手在口袋中摸来摸去找火柴。
My keys are in my coat pocket.我的钥匙在外衣口袋里。
He pulled a manuscript from his inside coat pocket.他从上衣里面的口袋里取出一份手稿。
The policeman made me turn out my pockets.警察要我把衣袋翻出来给他看看。
I had my pocket picked in the train.我在火车上遭扒了。
His money fell on the floor through a hole in his pocket.他的钱从衣袋的洞口掉落到地板上。
The briefcase has two pockets for papers.那只公文包有两个放文件的兜。
He paid for it out of his own pocket.他是自己掏腰包的。
A lot of demands have been made on my pocket recently.最近我不得不花许多钱来应付各种要求。
The expedition was a drain on her pocket.这次探险耗尽了她的钱财。
The resort provides accommodation to suit every pocket.这个度假胜地提供的食宿,丰俭随意。
I'm for the moment low in pocket.目前,我手头很紧。
A deep pocket keeps you secured; an empty pocket leaves you threatened.有钱人安然,无钱人不安。
The gem is beyond my pocket.这颗玉石我可买不起。
Inflation becomes a drain on everyone's pocket.通货膨胀让所有人的钱袋都逐渐空虚。
He lived in my pocket for a whole month.他靠我花钱供养已经整整一个月了。
Pockets of mist could be seen down by the river.沿江边可以看到一团团的薄雾。
The invaders met pockets of resistance in some cities.入侵者在一些城市遭到零星的抵抗。

他双手插入口袋站在那里。
［误］  He was standing there with his hands in the pockets.
［正］  He was standing there with his hands in his pockets.
［析］  在表示“某人的手放在衣袋里”时, pocket前用物主代词,而不用定冠词。

1.pocket用作形容词时的意思是“袖珍的,小型的”,指某物在体积上小,能装在衣袋里。
2.pocket通常只用作定语,后接具体事物,无比较级和最高级形式。

用作定语
▲～+n.
 The pocket dictionary was expanded into a full-size one.那本袖珍词典已扩展成为一本大型词典。
It is unwise for parents to indulge their children with too much pocket money.父母给孩子过多的零钱是不明智的。
Father argued against an increase in our pocket money.父亲为反对增加我们的零花钱而争论。

［派生词］ pocketful n.一满袋；一口袋
［同义词］ adj.  small
［反义词］ adj.  big, large
［词源］  ＜英国诺曼底语pocket(袋)