pocketbook
noun /ˈpɒkɪtbʊk/
/ˈpɑːkɪtbʊk/
- (North American English) 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.)
（个人或国家的）财政状况，财力，钱袋子 - 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。 - The increase is likely to hit the pocketbooks of consumers.
提价可能会砸到消费者的钱袋子。 - The government opened its pocketbook to the US military.
政府向美国军方打开了钱包。 - Voters care about pocketbook issues such as jobs and inflation.
选民关心诸如就业和通货膨胀等财政问题。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + pocketbook- open
- hit somebody in
- issue
- Many foreign goods are too expensive for American pocketbooks.
- (especially British English) a small book for writing in
记事本；小笔记本 - (North American English, old-fashioned) a handbag (= a small bag for money, keys, etc., carried especially by women)
记事本；小笔记本