英 [ˈpɒkɪtbʊk] 美 [ˈpɑːkɪtbʊk]
n. 钱包；笔记本；经济来源；皮夹
复数pocketbooks
pocketbook /ˈpɒkɪtˌbʊk/
可数名词 You can use pocketbook to refer to people's concerns about the money they have or hope to earn. 对钱袋的顾虑
People feel pinched in their pocketbooks and insecure about their futures.
人们感到钱袋紧缩，对未来缺少安全感。
...the voters' concerns over pocketbook issues.
…选民们对钱袋问题的关心。
可数名词 A pocketbook is a small bag that a woman uses to carry things such as her money and keys in when she goes out. 女式手提包
your personal financial means
that car is too expensive for my pocketbook
pocket-sized paperback book
同义词： pocket book / pocket edition
... plunge vi. 跳进；投入，陷入 pocketbook n. 钱袋，皮夹 polarize vt. 使极化，使两极分化 ...
The court has ruled that police don't violate the Fourth Amendment when they go through the wallet or pocketbook of an arrestee without a warrant.
法院裁定，警察在没有搜查令的情况下搜查被捕者的钱包或皮夹，并不违反第四修正案。
He ate the roll and opened the pocketbook.
他吃了面包，把笔记本打开。
Someone grabbed her pocketbook off her shoulder, ripping her coat open.
有人从她肩上抢走了手提包，还把她的外套扯破。
Alphadi says promoting so-called green clothes is both good for the environment and good for the pocketbook.
VOA : standard.2010.01.31
So what can businesses do to help aid drivers during these dangerously pocketbook pinching times?
FORBES: 3 Ways Businesses Can Provide A Driving Boost To Employees
The camera will weigh under 5 pounds, but will weigh about 6 grand on your pocketbook.
This was a discussion to some degree about the economy and about the pocketbook.