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

• 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。
• Webber's study suggests that putting the brakes on food waste would be good for the planet and the pocketbook.
  韦伯的研究显示，停止食品浪费有利于保护环境，也有利于节约金钱。
• 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。
• And as a result of that economic incentive, somebody's making money at the expense of the patient's pocketbook, but more importantly at the expense of the patient's health.
  作为那种经济利益驱动的后果，一些人以病人的金钱为代价赚钱，不过更重要的是以病人的健康为代价。
• Island life promised few temptations to the pocketbook.
  岛居生活很少有诱人解囊的刺激。
• 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。
• 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。
• And how big your, uh* Pocketbook is.
  你口袋里的钞票而定。
• 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。