purse

[pə:s]

n.钱包, 小钱袋, (获奖)奖金
vt.皱起, 放进钱包

n.

1. 钱包; (女用)手提包[C]

The lady put her wallet in her purse.

那位女士将皮夹子放在手提包内。

She began hunting in her purse for some coins.

她开始在钱包里找一些硬币。

2. (钱包形的)小袋, 小包[C]

3. 金钱, 资财, 财源[U][S1]

This piece of china is beyond my purse.

这件瓷器我买不起。

That painting is beyond my purse.

那幅画我买不起。

4. 捐款; 奖金[C]

The purse for the next race is $50, 000.

下一场比赛的奖金为五万美元。

A purse has been made up for the flood victims.

已经为水灾灾民募捐到一笔款子。

5. 【解】囊; 囊状部[C]

vt.

缩拢; 皱起; 噘起[(+up)]

She pursed her lips to show her dislike.

她噘着嘴表示不高兴。

vi.

噘起

Her lips pursed a little.

她双唇微微噘起。

词形变化

形容词: purselike | 动词过去式: pursed | 动词过去分词: pursed | 动词现在分词: pursing | 动词第三人称单数: purses |

词义辨析

同义:

n.钱包

change-purse  wallet  moneybag  pocket

n.手包

handbag  bag  shoulder-bag  clutch-purse  evening-bag  dorothy bag

n.礼品, 奖品

present  gift  prize  award  reward

n.收入, 资金

means  resources  capital  finances  income  revenue  profit  gain  wherewithal  funds  money  cash  ready cash  substance  affluence  fortune

v.起皱, 收缩

pucker  gather  ruffle  draw together  compress  shrink  shrivel  wither  contract  furrow  knit  crinkle  corrugate  wrinkle  crease  rumple  close  press  

同义参见:

scholarship  

英英释义

名词 purse:

a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

同义词：bag, handbag, pocketbook

a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse

a small bag for carrying money

a sum of money offered as a prize

动词 purse:

contract one's lips into a rounded shape

gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

同义词：wrinkle

短语词组

A light purse makes a heavy heart.

1. 为人无钱心事重。

One cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

1. 巧妇难为无米之炊。

补充

pursepurse英:[pə:s] 美:[pɚs]n.1.钱包; 女用小提包There's no money left in the purse.钱包里没有钱了。Her red purse matches her shirt.她的红手袋和她的裙子很相配。2.钱; 资财Who ever holds the purse rules the house.有钱就有势。They collected a purse to help the flood victims.他们收集了一笔钱以帮助洪灾难民。3.款项, 奖金The footballer was unwilling to play for a purse of less than 1, 000, 000.这名足球运动员不愿为100万美元以下的奖金踢球。

例句

1. There was just £10 in her purse.她的钱包里只有10英镑。 2. She reached in her purse for cigarettes.她把手伸进手提包里拿烟。 3. A smart card becomes an electronic purse when money is credited to the card via an electronic reader.当钱通过电子阅读器存入一张智能卡中时, 这张卡就变成了一个电子钱包。 4. If you had a bottomless purse and could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?如果你有花不完的钱, 并且能够在世界上任何地方生活, 那么你会去哪里？ 5. The money could simply go into the public purse, helping to lower taxes.钱可以直接归入国库, 有助于减税。 6. This year she wants the big prize from the £1 million purse.今年她想从100万英镑的奖金中得到大奖。 7. The Adelaide tournament will be called the Jacobs Creek Open with a purse of £1 million.阿德莱德锦标赛将被称为雅各布溪公开赛, 奖金为100万英镑。 8. I shrugged and Gloria pursed her mouth in a self-satisfied smirk.我耸了耸肩, 格洛丽亚沾沾自喜地笑着噘起了嘴。 9. He pursed his lips in distaste.他厌恶地噘起嘴。 10. She pursed her lips in disapproval.她不赞成地噘起嘴。 11. She pursed her lips with disgust.她厌恶地噘起了嘴。 12. I will purse the coin.我把硬币塞入钱包。 13. Her lips purse a little.她双唇微微噘起。 14. institutions are funded from the same general purse.公共机构的资金由国库统一拨付。 15. [with obj.]Marianne took a glance at her reflection and pursed her lips disgustedly.玛丽安娜瞥了一眼自己的倒影，厌烦地噘起嘴。 16. [no obj.]under stress his lips would purse slightly.他有压力时总是微微噘起嘴。 17. Many believe the work should be financed by the public purse. [=should be paid for by the government]许多人认为，这项工作应该由政府来掏腰包。 18. a golf tournament with a million dollar purse奖金高达一百万美元的高尔夫球锦标赛 19. The museum's board of directors holds/controls the purse strings.这家博物馆的财权掌握在董事会手中。 20. School administrators are already tightening (the) purse strings.学校的管理者们已经在节省开支了。 21. Companies are expected to loosen the purse strings as the economy improves.随着经济情况的好转，预计各公司会手头宽裕。 22. She pursed her lips in concentration.她专注地噘起了嘴唇。 23. His lips were tightly pursed.他双唇紧绷。