purse

英 [pɜːs]

美 [pɜːrs]

n.  钱包，皮夹子(尤指女用的); 资金; 财源; 备用款; (拳击赛的)奖金
v.  撅嘴，撮起嘴唇(以表示反对等)

过去式：pursed　复数：purses　过去分词：pursed　现在分词：pursing　第三人称单数：purses　

中考高考CET4CET6考研IELTSGRETEM4

Collins.2 / BNC.6387 / COCA.4358

同义词辨析

bagpouchpursesackwallet【导航词义：袋子】

习惯用语

n.

make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
• 用劣材制精品；化腐朽为神奇
  to succeed in making sth good out of material that does not seem very good at all

牛津词典

noun

• 钱包，皮夹子（尤指女用的）
  a small bag made of leather, plastic, etc. for carrying coins and often also paper money, cards, etc., used especially by women
• 钱包，皮夹子（尤指女用的）
  a small bag made of leather, plastic, etc. for carrying coins and often also paper money, cards, etc., used especially by women
• 资金；财源；备用款
  the amount of money that is available to a person, an organization or a government to spend
  1. We have holidays to suit every purse.
     我们有适合不同消费计划的度假安排。
  2. Should spending on the arts be met out of the public purse (= from government money) ?
     花在艺术活动的开支应该由政府支付吗？
• （拳击赛的）奖金
  a sum of money given as a prize in a boxing match

verb

• 撅嘴，撮起嘴唇（以表示反对等）
  to form your lips into a small tight round shape, for example to show disapproval

柯林斯词典

• （尤指女式）钱包
  Apurseis a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.

in AM, use 美国英语用 change purse


• N-COUNT 女用小包；坤包
  Apurseis a small bag that women carry.
  1. She looked at me and then reached in her purse for cigarettes.
     她看看我，接着伸手去包里拿香烟。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 bag, handbag


• N-SING 资金；财力；财源
  Purseis used to refer to the total amount of money that a country, family, or group has.
  1. The money could simply go into the public purse, helping to lower taxes.
     这笔钱可以直接划入公共资金，帮助降低税收。
• VERB 缩拢，皱起，撅起（嘴唇）
  If youpurseyourlips, you move them into a small, rounded shape, usually because you disapprove of something or when you are thinking.
  1. She pursed her lips in disapproval.
     她撅起嘴唇，表示不赞成。

英英释义

noun

• a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
  1. she reached into her bag and found a comb
  Synonym:baghandbagpocketbook
• a small bag for carrying money
• a sum of money offered as a prize
  1. the purse barely covered the winner's expenses
• a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
  1. he made the contribution out of his own purse
  2. he and his wife shared a common purse

verb

• contract one's lips into a rounded shape
• gather or contract into wrinkles or folds
  1. purse ones's lips
  Synonym:wrinkle

双语例句

• I bought a purple purse for my mother.
  我为妈妈买了个紫色钱包。
• My father decided to slip a little extra spending money into my purse as a surprise.
  为了给我一个惊喜，父亲决定往我的钱包里多塞一些零花钱。
• A pickpocket stole my purse.
  扒手扒走了我的钱包。
• Fraud trials are often complex and have become an expensive drain on the public purse.
  诈骗案通常错综复杂，会给公共资金造成巨大损失。
• He grabbed my purse, opened it and stuffed it full, then gave it back to me
  他抢过我的钱包，打开并塞满钱，然后还给了我。
• That would make her button up her purse even tighter.
  那会使她更加节省。
• Whenever I'm hard up for money, he will empty his purse to help me.
  每当我手头拮据的时候，他总是倾囊相助。
• The thief my purse and the shop.
  小偷偷了我的钱包然后跑出了商店。
• The robber told the woman to come across with her purse.
  拦路抢劫者勒令那个女人把钱包交出来。
• She was robbed yesterday and lost her purse and cell phone.
  她昨天被抢了，并丢失了钱包和手机。