pocketbook

英 [ˈpɒkɪtbʊk]

美 [ˈpɑːkɪtbʊk]

n.  (个人或国家的)财政状况，财力，钱袋子; 记事本; 小笔记本

TOEFL

COCA.12623

牛津词典

noun

• （个人或国家的）财政状况，财力，钱袋子
  used to refer to the financial situation of a person or country. (In the past it was a small flat case for carrying papers or money.)
  1. Many foreign goods are too expensive for American pocketbooks.
     许多外国货都太贵，与一般美国人的财力不符。
  2. The increase is likely to hit the pocketbooks of consumers.
     提价可能会砸到消费者的钱袋子。
• 记事本；小笔记本
  a small book for writing in
• 记事本；小笔记本
  a small book for writing in

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 经济来源；进账；收入
  You can usepocketbookto refer to people's concerns about the money they have or hope to earn.
  1. People feel pinched in their pocketbooks and insecure about their futures.
     人们感到荷包拮据，对未来缺乏安全感。
  2. ...the voters' concerns over pocketbook issues.
     选民对收入问题的关注
• 女用手提包
  Apocketbookis a small bag which a woman uses to carry things such as her money and keys in when she goes out.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 handbag, bag


• 皮夹子；钱包
  Apocketbookis a small flat folded case, usually made of leather or plastic, where you can keep banknotes and credit cards.

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 wallet

英英释义

noun

• a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
  1. she reached into her bag and found a comb
  Synonym:baghandbagpurse
• pocket-sized paperback book
  Synonym:pocket bookpocket edition
• a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
  Synonym:walletbillfoldnotecase
• your personal financial means
  1. that car is too expensive for my pocketbook

双语例句

• Just her name was enough to define a pair of shoes, a hat, a pocketbook, a suit, perfume, jewelry-an entire look.
  仅是她的名字就足以定义一双鞋、一顶帽子、一个钱袋、一套衣服、香水、珠宝&整个的外表。
• From sheer habit Paulie Gatto wondered just how he could go about hijacking that fat pocketbook.
  出于纯粹的习惯，泡利·加托想知道他要怎样才能走来走去地抢劫了那个鼓鼓的钱袋。
• Hung-chien is saving me from having to take out my pocketbook, so how can I not be pleased?
  鸿渐省得我掏腰包，我何乐而不为？
• Compared to taking the elevator, walking the stairs cannot only improve our health but also our pocketbook.
  跟搭电梯比起来，走楼梯不仅能让我们健康，还能省下我们一笔钱。
• I dried my hands and took out my pocketbook from the inside of my tunic hanging on the wall.
  我揩干手，从挂在墙上的制服里掏出皮夹子来。
• Gerald was likable, and the neighbors learned in time what the children, Negroes and dogs discovered at first sight, that a kind heart, a ready and sympathetic ear and an open pocketbook lurked just behind his bawling voice and his truculent manner.
  杰拉尔德是可爱的，邻居们很快便知道，连他们的孩子，黑奴和狗都一眼就看出这个尽管大喊大叫，举止粗野，但实际上是个好心肠的人，慷慨大方，乐意倾听别人的话。
• We read about the Easter egg hunt in the pocketbook.
  我们阅读了故事小书上的这一则：复活节-寻蛋游戏。
• He ate the roll and opened the pocketbook.
  他吃了面包，把笔记本打开。
• But there should be no illusions: once legalised, that population will vote with its pocketbook, just like everybody else.
  但不应错误地认为：一旦获得合法身份，这些人口将和其他人一样为了自己的钱袋子投票。
• The pocketbook that had my name and the letter from my publisher.
  那里有我的名字和出版商的信。