purse
n
1 [C] small bag for money (formerlyclosed by drawing strings together and now usu with a clasp) 小錢袋, 小錢包(舊時用繩抽攏袋口, 現多用扣合起)
a leather/plastic purse 皮的[塑料的]錢包
Her purse was stolen from her handbag. 她的錢包放在手提包里被人偷走了. Cf 參看 wallet.
2 [sing] money available for spending; funds or resources 備用款; 資金; 財源: the public purse 國庫
the privy Purse 國王私用金.
3 [C] sum of money collected and given as a gift or prize (為用作禮物或獎金而籌集的)款項
a purse of 50000, eg for the winner of a boxing match 籌集得50000英鎊的獎金(如為頒贈拳擊賽獲勝者).
4 [C] (US) handbag 女用手提包.
5 (idm 習語) hold the `purse-strings have control of spending 控制開支
I can't offer you any more money because I don't hold the purse-strings. 我不能再多給你錢了, 因為我在經濟上做不了主. loosen/tighten the `purse-strings increase/reduce expenditure 增加[緊縮]開支.
purse v [Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) draw together or pucker (one's lips) in wrinkles esp as a sign of disapproval or displeasure 縮攏或噘起(嘴唇)(尤指表示反對或不悅): with pursed lips 噘著嘴
purse (up) one's lips 噘起嘴來.
?? 考研助記
護士(nurse)在停車場(p)撿到 錢包 網友: lhk 補充:賠死 怕死就不要帶錢包上街
?? 擴展釋義
*[p?:s]n. 錢包, 小錢袋, 金錢, 募捐款, 囊狀物vt. 縮攏, 皺起vi. 縮攏, 皺起【經】 金錢, 資金, 財力相關詞組: dip into one's purse open one's purse be beyond sb's purse make up a purse