purse
n
1 [C] small bag for money (formerlyclosed by drawing strings together and now usu with a clasp) 小钱袋, 小钱包(旧时用绳抽拢袋口, 现多用扣合起)
a leather/plastic purse 皮的[塑料的]钱包
Her purse was stolen from her handbag. 她的钱包放在手提包里被人偷走了. Cf 参看 wallet.
2 [sing] money available for spending; funds or resources 备用款; 资金; 财源: the public purse 国库
the privy Purse 国王私用金.
3 [C] sum of money collected and given as a gift or prize (为用作礼物或奖金而筹集的)款项
a purse of 50000, eg for the winner of a boxing match 筹集得50000英镑的奖金(如为颁赠拳击赛获胜者).
4 [C] (US) handbag 女用手提包.
5 (idm 习语) hold the `purse-strings have control of spending 控制开支
I can't offer you any more money because I don't hold the purse-strings. 我不能再多给你钱了, 因为我在经济上做不了主. loosen/tighten the `purse-strings increase/reduce expenditure 增加[紧缩]开支.
purse v [Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) draw together or pucker (one's lips) in wrinkles esp as a sign of disapproval or displeasure 缩拢或噘起(嘴唇)(尤指表示反对或不悦): with pursed lips 噘著嘴
purse (up) one's lips 噘起嘴来.
🎯 考研助记
护士(nurse)在停车场(p)捡到 钱包 网友: lhk 补充:赔死 怕死就不要带钱包上街
🔁 扩展释义
*[pә:s]n. 钱包, 小钱袋, 金钱, 募捐款, 囊状物vt. 缩拢, 皱起vi. 缩拢, 皱起【经】 金钱, 资金, 财力相关词组: dip into one's purse open one's purse be beyond sb's purse make up a purse
He who hath good health is young, and he is rich who owes nothing.
健康葆青春,无债即富有。
After all, all living creatures live by feeding on something else, whether it be plant or animal, dead or alive, and it is only by chance that such a fate is avoided.