purse
noun
verb
pɜːs
noun
1
change purse coin purse
a.
a
small
bag
in
which
women
keep
paper
money,
coins,
cards
etc
b.
also
又作
,
a
small
bag
used
to
hold
coins,
used
especially
by
women
[美] 放硬币的小钱包，零钱包〔尤指女式钱包〕
C | especially BrE AmE AmE
Julie
opened
her
handbag
and
took
out
her
purse.
朱莉打开手提包，拿出钱包。
2
a
bag
in
which
a
woman
carries
her
money
and
personal
things
[美] 〔女用〕手提包，手袋;
C | AmE BrE
I
locked
the
door
and
dropped
the
keys
in
my
purse.
我锁上门，然后把钥匙丢进手提包里。
3
the
amount
of
money
that
a
person,
organization,
or
country
has
available
to
spend
[正式] 〔个人、组织或国家的〕可以使用的资金，财力
singular 单数 | formal
Election
expenses
are
met
from
the
public
purse
(=money
controlled
by
the
government)
.
竞选费用从政府经费中支出。
A
visit
to
the
new
county
museum
will
set
the
family
purse
back
by
around
£12.
一个家庭去参观一次新的县博物馆要花费大约 12 英镑。
4
the
amount
of
money
given
to
someone
who
wins
a
sports
event,
such
as
a
BOXING
match
or
a
car
race
〔给予体育比赛获胜者的〕奖金
C
They
will
compete
for
a
$100,000
purse.
他们将争夺 100,000 美元奖金。
5
the purse strings
used
to
refer
to
the
control
of
spending
in
a
family,
company,
country
etc
控制〔家庭、公司等的〕开支，掌管钱财
hold/control
the
purse
strings
It
all
comes
down
to
who
holds
the
purse
strings.
都得由掌管钱财的人说了算。
She
keeps
tight
control
over
the
purse
strings.
她严格控制着开支。
verb
6
if
you
purse
your
lips,
you
bring
them
together
tightly
into
a
small
circle,
especially
to
show
disapproval
or
doubt
噘起〔嘴唇，尤用于表示反对或怀疑〕
Mrs
Biddell
pursed
her
lips
and
shook
her
head.
比德尔太太噘起嘴，摇了摇头。