衣服的口袋pocket 可以装钱包和现金等财物。我们用to have deep pockets “深口袋”来形容个人或组织机构享有雄厚的财力资源,就好比装满钱的口袋一样,资金充裕。
例句
My company had a good year. They've got deep pockets so we always have a great New Year party.
It's alright. Choose what you want off the menu. My dad's paying, and he's got deep pockets.
You'll need deep pockets if you want to buy a controlling stake in the company.
请注意
另一个表达out of pocket 的意思是入不敷出,即没有足够的钱来垫付迄今花费的状况。
例句
I'll pay for all our tickets today but I don't want to be out of pocket so can you pay me back by the end of the week?
The pay for the job didn't cover all my food, travel and accommodation expenses so I ended up out of pocket.
上一篇: 两个表示解决的英语单词,你真的会用吗
So far 的用法
Is breast cancer linked to night shifts? 乳腺癌与上夜班有关系吗?
Burn a hole in your pocket 一有钱就想花
Spectacle, view, sight, vision, scene, scenery 几个词的区别
Different types of ‘tissue’ 不同种类的“纸巾”
At each other’s throats 唇枪舌战地争吵
Dressed to the nines 衣冠楚楚
To be on the same wavelength 意气相投
At sixes and sevens 乱七八糟
Passion and enthusiasm 两个词的区别
Pay through the nose for something 出高价,花大价钱
Objective and purpose 目标和目的
Europa moon 'spewing water jets' 木卫二表面“喷射出水汽”
Work your socks off 拼命干活
Labour, labourer, workforce, worker 与“工作”相关的四个单词
Practical and pragmatic “实用的”两个词的区别
Have egg on your face 狼狈不堪
Lose one's shirt 输得一干二净
Have your feet on the ground 脚踏实地
Tasmanian devil milk fights superbugs 袋獾乳汁可对抗“超级细菌”