/paʊtʃ; pautʃ/
n
1 (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) small (esp leather) bag carried in the pocket or attached to a belt （放在衣袋里或连在腰带上的）小袋（尤指皮制的）
*a to`bacco-pouch 烟袋
* an,ammu`nition-pouch 子弹袋.
2 area of baggy loose skin, eg under the eyes of a sick person 皮肤的松弛下垂处（如病人眼下的）.
3 (a) bag-like pocket of skin in which a female marsupial, eg a kangaroo, carries her young 育儿袋（袋鼠等雌性有袋动物的袋）.
(b) bag-like pocket of skin in the cheeks of some rodents, eg hamsters, in which they store and carry food 颊囊, 颊（某些啮齿类动物如仓鼠等口腔内两侧的）袋囊（用以储存和携带食物）.

v
1 [I, Tn, Tn.pr] (cause sth to) form a pouch （使某物）成为袋状
*wear a dress pouched over a belt 穿着腰带上方蓬松的连衣裙.
2 [Tn] put (sth) into a pouch; pocket 将（某物）装入袋内
*to pouch a ball, ie catch it, eg in cricket 接住球（如板球戏中）.

n[C]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old North French;Origin: pouche]
a small leather, cloth, or plastic bag that you can keep things in, and which is sometimes attached to a belt
pouch of
　a leather pouch of tobacco
　a money pouch
especially AmE a large bag for carrying letters or papers
　a mail pouch
a pocket in the side of a bag such as a rucksack
pouch
a pocket of skin on the stomach which marsupials such as kangaroos use for carrying their babies
a fold of skin like a bag which animals such as hamsters or squirrels have inside each cheek to carry and store food