He had to consult a pocket dictionary.是什么意思？

He had to consult a pocket dictionary.

他只好去查袖珍字典。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

consult

vi. 商议，商量，[医]会诊，咨询，充当顾问；vt. 请教，翻阅，求教于，顾及；

例句
He needed to consult with an attorney...
他需要找个律师咨询一下。

pocket

n. 口袋，钱袋，金钱，财富，容器，凹处；vt. 隐藏，放进口袋，私吞，盗用，忍受；adj. 放在口袋里的，小的，迷你的，金钱上的；

例句
...13 year-olds spending their pocket money on fruit machines in arcades.
将零花钱花在游戏机室中水果盘老虎机上的13岁的少年们

dictionary

n. 词典，字典，[自]代码字典；

例句
In The Dictionary of Quotations, there are no fewer than one and a half columns devoted to 'kiss'.
在《引语词典》中，“亲吻”这一条目不下一栏半。