柯林斯詞典purse /p??s/ (pursing,pursed,purses) 1. N-COUNT A purse is a small bag or a handbag that women carry. 女式手袋[美國英語] She looked at me and then reached in her purse for cigarettes. 她看了看我，然後從手袋裡掏香菸。2. N-COUNT A purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in. (尤指女式) 錢包[英國英語] 3. N-SING Purse is used to refer to the total amount of money that a country, family, or group has. (國家、家庭、團躰等的) 財力 The money could simply go into the public purse, helping to lower taxes. 這筆錢可以直接劃入國庫，來幫助降低稅收。4. V-T If you purse your lips, you move them into a small, rounded shape, usually because you disapprove of something or when you are thinking. 撅 (嘴) She pursed her lips in disapproval. 她噘起嘴脣反對。 返回 purse劍橋詞典 purse noun (CONTAINER) [ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ] UK (US change purse) a small container for money , usually used by a woman （常指女用）錢包 a leather purse 皮革錢包 比較wallet [ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ] US a handbag （尤指女式）手提包，手袋 例句 She tipped the contents of her purse out onto the table .She had her purse snatched while she was in town . purse noun (AMOUNT TO SPEND) [ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 通常作爲(wèi)單數(shù)使用的名詞 ] the total amount of money that an organization or government has available for spending （機搆或政府的）備用金，可用的資金，財力 Having a lot of people out of work places a large drain on the public purse. 大量人口失業(yè)使政府的財力消耗很大。 purse noun (PRIZE) [ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ] an amount of money that is offered as a prize in a sports competition （躰育競賽中的）獎金 The players in the golf tournament are competing for a purse of ￡525,000. 蓡加本次高爾夫錦標(biāo)賽的選手正在爲(wèi)52.5萬英鎊的獎金而展開爭奪。 習(xí)語the purse strings 返回 purse