vest-pocket
马甲袋,马甲口袋,马甲兜,马甲兜兜
Definitions
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- : designed to be carried in the pocket of the vest, in a purse, or in a similarly small space; miniature: a vest-pocket dictionary.
- : very small: a vest-pocket version of Versailles.
Examples
He wore white gloves, a dignified long black coat, and matching pants and vest, and he carried a dark walking stick.
I was already over forty, had hardly a nickel in my pocket and this was the biggest break in my life.
Other officials told reporters that searchers also spotted a life vest and baggage in the water.
It had a wide brim and a tall crown, which created an insulated pocket of air and could also be used to carry water.
This leaves thousands of women at companies across the United States left to pay out of pocket for their birth control.
The young man smiled at the girl, as he crushed up the notes and stuffed them into his pocket.
Down in his galleries and chambers where it was dark as a pocket Grandfather Mole enjoyed himself thoroughly.
Absently his hands wandered through the pockets, and found his purse and the money in an outside pocket.
“Of course we know it, sir,” rejoined Fogg, slapping his pocket—perhaps by accident.
Thinking it was a request for employment which he could not offer, Malcolm stuffed it carelessly into a pocket.