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've lost my purse.
  我的钱包丢了。
• Sue never carried anything other than the teeniest purse.
  休从来都只带着一只小钱包。
• He snatched the purse and the ladder, and ran away.
  他抢了手提袋和梯子，逃走了。
• I had the purse stolen in the bus.
  我在巴士上钱包被偷了。
• 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。
• 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。
• He robbed my purse and I spun my uncle.
  他抢了我的钱包我告诉了我的叔叔。
• 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 folded it up, and tucked it into her purse
  她将其折叠起来，塞进了钱包里。
• The purse is bulging.
  钱包很鼓。