purse

美 [pɜːrs]英 [pɜːs]
  • n.钱包;资金;(拳击赛的)奖金;皮夹子(尤指女用的);财源;备用款
  • vt.撅嘴;撮起嘴唇(以表示反对等)

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

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noun

1

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

I took a coin out of my purse and gave it to the child.

我从钱包取出一枚硬币给那个小孩。

2


3

资金;财源;备用款
the amount of money that is available to a person, an organization or a government to spend

We have holidays to suit every purse.

我们有适合不同消费计划的度假安排。

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?

4

(拳击赛的)奖金
a sum of money given as a prize in a boxing match

习语

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

purse

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT (尤指女式)钱包
    A purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.

  • 3
    N-COUNT 女用小包;坤包
    A purse is a small bag that women carry.

    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。

  • 5
    N-SING 资金;财力;财源
    Purse is used to refer to the total amount of money that a country, family, or group has.

    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。

  • 6
    VERB 缩拢,皱起,撅起(嘴唇)
    If you purse your lips, you move them into a small, rounded shape, usually because you disapprove of something or when you are thinking.

    She pursed her lips in disapproval.

    她撅起嘴唇,表示不赞成。

noun

1
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
she reached into her bag and found a comb
Synonym: bag handbag pocketbook
2
a small bag for carrying money
3
a sum of money offered as a prize
the purse barely covered the winner's expenses
4
a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
he made the contribution out of his own purse
he and his wife shared a common purse

verb

1
contract one's lips into a rounded shape
2
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds;pucker
purse ones's lips
Synonym: wrinkle

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  1. I 've searched high and low for my purse .

    我到处找我的钱包。

  2. Oh dear ! I think I 've lost my purse !

    糟糕,我可能把钱包给丢了!

  3. Should spending on the arts be met out of the public purse ?

    花在艺术活动的开支应该由政府支付吗?

  4. Who holds the purse strings in your house ?

    你们家里谁管钱?

  5. The government will have to tighten the purse strings .

    政府将不得不紧缩开支。

  6. We have holidays to suit every purse .

    我们有适合不同消费计划的度假安排。

  7. I took a coin out of my purse and gave it to the child .

    我从钱包取出一枚硬币给那个小孩。

  8. She closed her purse with a snap .

    她啪嗒一声合上了钱包。

  9. I forgot my purse .

    我忘了带钱包。

  10. The assistant pursed her lips .

    那女助手噘起了嘴。

  11. 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。

  12. 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。

  13. The bank has been too slow in loosening the purse strings .

    银行一直迟迟不愿放开资金。

  14. 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。

  15. 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。

  16. Sue never carried anything other than the teeniest purse .

    休从来都只带着一只小钱包。

  17. She pursed her lips together , as though fearing to betray her news

    她闭紧双唇,仿佛害怕透露出她的消息。

  18. 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。

  19. She folded it up , and tucked it into her purse

    她将其折叠起来,塞进了钱包里。

  20. Princess Anne does not have a bottomless purse .

    安妮公主的钱并非多得取之不尽,用之不竭。

  21. She pursed her lips in disapproval .

    她撅起嘴唇,表示不赞成。

  22. ' I 'll get my purse out of the bedroom . ' — ' No sweat , Mrs. Day . We can put it on your tab . '

    “我去卧室拿钱包。”——“别费事了,戴夫人,我们就记在你的账单上好了。”

  23. She put the money into her purse .

    她把钱放进了钱包里。

  24. There is no proof that this man stole your purse .

    没有证据证明这个男人偷了你的钱包。

  25. She locked the car and dropped the keys in her purse .

    她锁上汽车后把钥匙丢进手提包里。

  26. The thief snatched her purse and ran away .

    小偷抢了她的钱包逃跑了。

  27. The thief suddenly grabbed / snatched the purse from her and escaped .

    小偷猛地一把夺过她的钱包逃跑了。

  28. The pickpocket stole my purse in the subway .

    扒手在地铁里偷走了我的钱包。

  29. 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。

  30. I 've lost my purse .

    我的钱包丢了。

bag pouch purse sack wallet 【导航词义:袋子】
bag v. 包,袋子
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指用柔软的材料(如布、塑料、皮革等)做成的袋子。

〔例证〕

a food/mail/money/paper/travelling bag

食品袋/邮包/钱袋/公文袋/旅行袋

pouch v. (随身携带的)小袋
〔辨析〕

指人们用来装小件东西的小包,常放在衣袋内或挂在腰带上。

〔例证〕

a tobacco pouch

装烟丝的袋子

She handed her money pouch to me.

她把她的钱袋递给了我。

purse v. 〈尤英〉(女式)钱包;;〈美〉(女用)手提包,手袋
〔辨析〕

尤指女士放零钱、信用卡等的小钱包,或放化妆品及其他随身小物件的手提包,相当于 handbag。

〔例证〕

She put the money into her purse.

她把钱放进了钱包里。

She locked the car and dropped the keys in her purse.

她锁上汽车后把钥匙丢进手提包里。

sack v. 麻袋,粗布袋,大口袋
〔辨析〕

主要用于装面粉、煤、蔬菜等,由结实粗糙的布、纸等材料制成。

〔例证〕

a sack of coal/potatoes/wheat

一大袋煤/土豆/麦子

wallet v. 钱包,皮夹子
〔辨析〕

指放钞票、信用卡等的钱包,常由皮革制成,男女通用,但在英国英语中仅限于男人所用。

〔例证〕

There was some money in his wallet.

他钱包里有些钱。

She found a wallet lying on the floor.

她发现地板上有个钱包。

  • 习语

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