pocket

ポケット

鍵やお金など小さな物を入れる、服に縫い付けた袋。

やさしい英語で： A small bag sewn into clothes, used to carry keys, money, and other small things.

• My phone is in my pocket.
• He emptied his pockets before washing his jeans.
• Does this jacket have a pocket inside?

使い方： in someone’s pocket (Her keys are in her pocket.)

よく使う表現： coat pocket, pocket flap, in a pocket

懐、財布

その人が使えるお金。

やさしい英語で： The money a person has available to spend.

• I paid out of my own pocket.
• These repairs will hit your pocket hard.
• The new tax leaves less money in ordinary people’s pockets.

使い方： out of someone’s own pocket (She paid for the supplies out of her own pocket.)

類義語： finances, funds

よく使う表現： out of pocket, own pocket, deep pocket

孤立地帯、小区域

異なるものに囲まれた小さな区域や量。敵に包囲された部隊のいる区域も指す。

やさしい英語で： A small area or amount of something surrounded by something different, including soldiers surrounded by enemy forces.

• We found a pocket of air.
• Small pockets of forest remain among the farms.
• The troops were trapped in a pocket surrounded by enemy forces.

使い方： pocket of something (A pocket of air was trapped under the ice.)

よく使う表現： pocket of air, pocket of resistance, isolated pocket

ポケット

ビリヤード台の縁にある、球を入れるための穴。

やさしい英語で： One of the holes around a pool or snooker table that players try to send balls into.

• The ball fell into the pocket.
• Aim for the corner pocket.
• The table has six pockets around its edges.

よく使う表現： corner pocket, side pocket, into a pocket

着服する、懐に入れる

特に他人に渡すべきお金を、自分のものにしてしまう。

やさしい英語で： To take money and keep it for yourself, especially money that should go to someone else.

• He pocketed the money.
• The manager pocketed cash that belonged to the company.
• She was accused of pocketing most of the profits.

類義語： keep, appropriate

よく使う表現： pocket the money, pocket the profits, pocket a fee

ポケットに入れる

物を服のポケットに入れる。

やさしい英語で： To put something into the small bag sewn into your clothes.

• He pocketed the keys.
• She pocketed her phone and walked away.
• Can you pocket that coin without anyone noticing?

類義語： put away

よく使う表現： pocket something, pocket the keys, pocket a coin

ポケットに落とす

ビリヤードで球を打ち、台の縁の穴に入れる。

やさしい英語で： To hit a ball into one of the holes around a pool or snooker table.

• She pocketed the red ball.
• He failed to pocket the black.
• Can you pocket two balls with one shot?

類義語： pot, sink

よく使う表現： pocket a ball, pocket the black, pocket the red

ポケットサイズの、携帯用の

服のポケットに入るほど小さい。

やさしい英語で： Small enough to fit in the small bag sewn into your clothes.

• I carry a pocket dictionary.
• She wrote the address in her pocket notebook.
• This pocket calculator runs on sunlight.

類義語： pocket-sized

よく使う表現： pocket dictionary, pocket calculator, pocket notebook