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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Slowly, though, happier realizations come to her. It was like she was a pocketbook shaken upside down and emotions were spilling all over the place.
  然而，慢慢地，她开始领略到快乐，仿佛把钱包里的情感抖落四处。
• She's gonna put the card in her pocketbook.
  她要把牌放进她的钱包里。
• Husband said the wife had300 bucks in the pocketbook.
  丈夫说他妻子钱包里有300块钱。
• 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。
• 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！