n.
- 钱包；（女用）手提包[C]
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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。
- （钱包形的）小袋，小包[C]
- 金钱，资财，财源[U][S1]
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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。
- 捐款；奖金[C]
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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。
- 【解】囊；囊状部[C]
vt.
- 缩拢；皱起；噘起[（+up）]
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She
pursed her lips to show her dislike.
她噘着嘴表示不高兴。
vi.
- 噘起
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Her lips
pursed a little.
她双唇微微噘起。
短语
A light purse makes a heavy heart.
- 为人无钱心事重。
One cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
- 巧妇难为无米之炊。
辨析
n.
- chiefly Brit. a small pouch of leather or plastic used for carrying money.
- N. Amer. a handbag.
- an amount of money available; funds.
▸a sum of money given as a prize in a sporting contest.
v.
(with reference to the lips) pucker or contract.
Phrase
- hold the purse strings
have control of expenditure.
Etymology
OE, alt. of late L. bursa, from Gk bursa ‘leather’.
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