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

• He brought out o his coat a pocketbook bound by a leather thong.
  他从上衣兜里掏出一个用皮条扎起来的皮夹子。
• 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。
• 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。
• EasyCruise, a new cruise line which sails around Greece, makes a cruise trip "easy" on the pocketbook too.
  轻松休闲游，是一项新的旅游航线，它航行到希腊。作为这条旅游线路成为“休闲”是基于经济的考虑。
• Husband said the wife had300 bucks in the pocketbook.
  丈夫说他妻子钱包里有300块钱。
• 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。
• Take care of your health, your heart and your pocketbook.
  天秤座：注意自己的健康、心脏和钱袋。
• 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。
• 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。