purse
柯林斯詞典
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。
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purse /p??s/ (pursing,pursed,purses)
劍橋詞典
- She tipped the contents of her purse out onto the table .
- She had her purse snatched while she was in town .
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
purse noun (AMOUNT TO SPEND)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 通常作爲單數(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賽的選手正在爲52.5萬英鎊的獎金而展開爭奪。