- (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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + pocketbook- open
- hit somebody in
- issue
- (especially British English)
a small book for writing in synonym notebook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