今日短語(yǔ)
衣服的口袋 pocket 可以裝錢(qián)包和現(xiàn)金等財(cái)物。我們用 to have deep pockets “深口袋”來(lái)形容個(gè)人或組織機(jī)構(gòu)享有雄厚的財(cái)力資源,就好比裝滿(mǎn)錢(qián)的口袋一樣,資金充裕。
例句
My company had a good year. They've got deep pockets so we always have a great New Year party.
It's alright. Choose what you want off the menu. My dad's paying, and he's got deep pockets.
You'll need deep pockets if you want to buy a controlling stake in the company.
請(qǐng)注意
另一個(gè)表達(dá) out of pocket 的意思是入不敷出,即沒(méi)有足夠的錢(qián)來(lái)墊付迄今花費(fèi)的狀況。
例句
I'll pay for all our tickets today but I don't want to be out of pocket so can you pay me back by the end of the week?
The pay for the job didn't cover all my food, travel and accommodation expenses so I ended up out of pocket.