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

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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

• Conley isn't shy about saying the ascents are tough, but his own story proves that feeding the soul and feeding the pocketbook are often best done together.
  康利不讳言登高之路备极艰辛，但他自己起死回生的经验证明，满足心灵与满足钱包的工作一起进行效果最佳。
• She's gonna put the card in her pocketbook.
  她要把牌放进她的钱包里。
• 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。
• It was a millionaire's lifestyle on the pocketbook of a hairdresser ( People) By their standard, we could form 200 divisions out of our 1,200,000 men.
  基于理发师财力的是百万富翁的生活方式（民族）照他们的编法，我们一百二十万人的军队，就可以编二百个师。
• It's all there except for a little pocketbook with your monogram on it.
  您的东西全在里面，除了一只小皮夹子，上面有您名字的起首字母。
• The 911 grew into a status symbol eventually a clich é for doctors, lawyers, and investment bankers of a certain mindset and pocketbook.
  它甚至成了一个身份的象征，是医生、律师、投行家等成功人士和富人的专宠。
• All right, hurry up and give me your watch and pocketbook then!
  这样啊，那么赶快吧你的手表和钱包交给我！
• 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。
• The restaurant to which he has agreed to take his luncheon date is far too expensive for his small pocketbook.
  他同意去履行他的午餐约会的那个餐馆对于他的小口袋来说真是太贵了。
• Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet and showed her worn list to the group.
  接着，另一个同学维姬从手提袋里取出钱包，给大家看那张已经磨损了的纸。