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　

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同义词辨析

bag pouch purse sack wallet【导航词义：袋子】

bagn. 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

pouchn. （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。

pursen. 〈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。

sackn. 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

walletn. 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。

习惯用语

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

As the branch of government with the power of the purse, we really have no other reasonable choice when the economy is in the shape it is in.
对于这个拥有控制我们钱包权力的“政府部门”，由于经济命脉都握于其手，我们真的没有其他合理的选择了。
That would make her button up her purse even tighter.
那会使她更加节省。
'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。”
I've lost my purse.
我的钱包丢了。
The purse is bulging.
钱包很鼓。
He snatched the purse and the ladder, and ran away.
他抢了手提袋和梯子，逃走了。
A purse is found, will the owner please come to claim it.
拾得钱包一个，望失主前来认领。
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。
A thief ran off with her purse.
小偷拿了她的钱包跑掉了。
I bought her a purse last week.
我上周给她买了一个钱包。