n.
- 錢包;(女用)手提包[C]
The lady put her wallet in her
purse.
那位女士將皮夾子放在手提包內。
She began hunting in her
purse for some coins.
她開始在錢包裡找一些硬幣。
- (錢包形的)小袋,小包[C]
- 金錢,資財,財源[U][S1]
This piece of china is beyond my
purse.
這件瓷器我買不起。
That painting is beyond my
purse.
那幅畫我買不起。
- 捐款;獎金[C]
The
purse for the next race is $50,000.
下一場比賽的獎金為五萬美元。
A
purse has been made up for the flood victims.
已經為水災災民募捐到一筆款子。
- 【解】囊;囊狀部[C]
vt.
- 縮攏;皺起;噘起[(+up)]
She
pursed her lips to show her dislike.
她噘著嘴表示不高興。
vi.
- 噘起
Her lips
pursed a little.
她雙脣微微噘起。
片語
A light purse makes a heavy heart.
- 為人無錢心事重。
One cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
- 巧婦難為無米之炊。
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’.