out of pocket片語

自掏腰包、自費

I paid for the repairs out of pocket and waited for reimbursement.

我先自掏腰包付了修理費，再等公司報銷。

聯絡不上、不在位子上美式口語

I'll be out of pocket all afternoon, so please email me instead.

我整個下午都聯絡不上，請改用電子郵件找我。

離譜、過分美式俚語

That comment about her family was completely out of pocket.

他拿她家人開的那個玩笑實在太離譜了。

虧錢、賠錢英式

If the deal falls through, we'll be out of pocket by thousands.

如果這筆交易破局，我們會虧掉好幾千。

自付的、自費的置於名詞前

Her out-of-pocket costs for the surgery were surprisingly low.

她這次手術的自付費用低得出乎意料。