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pocketful

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pock·et·ful /ˈpɒkətfʊl $ ˈpɑː-/ noun [countable]  AMOUNTthe amount that can fit in a pocket 一口袋(之量)pocketful of a pocketful of coins 一口袋硬币
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pocketfulIt was a time when the builder carried a Filofax and the client a pocketful of nails.Eventually Balvinder handed over a pocketful of change and the healer gave him a small pot of white powder.The wrong policy could cost you more than a pocketful of dreams.Willie Greene, his 4-year-old grandson, came to visit the ranch with a pocketful of marbles.pocketful ofa pocketful of quarters
pock·et·ful nounChineseSyllable
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pocketful
pocketful /ˈpɒkətfʊl, ˈpɒkɪtfʊl $ ˈpɑː-/ noun [countable]
the amount that can fit in a pocket
    pocketful of
    a pocketful of coins


pock·et·fulBrE /ˈpɒkɪtfʊl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɑːkɪtfʊl/ 🔊 nounthe amount a pocket holds 一衣袋(的量)a pocketful of coins一衣袋硬币