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pocketknife

/pok-it-nahyf/US // ˈpɒk ɪtˌnaɪf //UK // (ˈpɒkɪtˌnaɪf) //

小刀,口袋刀,袖珍刀,腰刀

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pock·et·knives.

    • : a knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle, suitable for carrying in the pocket.

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Examples

  • As he sits on the ground with a skinned-up knee to cut chunks of cheese and salami with his pocketknife, he looks content.

  • The location, design, and quality of that clip should therefore be considered primary factors in choosing a pocketknife.

  • I perform a quick one on my most frequently carried pocketknife at least once a week.

  • It took heroin addiction a year and nine months to take me from my desk at a literary agency to hold ups with a pocketknife.

  • He then allegedly grabbed a pocketknife and told her he would “execute your kids” if she called the police.

  • His pocketknife was a serviceable one and he had plenty of physical strength.

  • With his pocketknife Kilmeny cut the string that tied the sack.

  • He opened his pocketknife and thrust it between the twelfth and thirteenth stones.

  • Feldman operated with a pocketknife sterilized in a bottle of expensive Scotch and only anodyne tablets in place of anesthesia.

  • There are a few little gifts,—a pocketknife and a kitchen set of knife, fork, and can-opener for Olson.