- (尤指女式)钱包
A purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.
in AM, use 美国英语用 change purse
- N-COUNT 女用小包;坤包
A purse is a small bag that women carry.
- She looked at me and then reached in her purse for cigarettes.
她看看我,接着伸手去包里拿香烟。
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 bag, handbag
- N-SING 资金;财力;财源
Purse is used to refer to the total amount of money that a country, family, or group has.
- The money could simply go into the public purse, helping to lower taxes.
这笔钱可以直接划入公共资金,帮助降低税收。
- VERB 缩拢,皱起,撅起(嘴唇)
If you purse your lips, you move them into a small, rounded shape, usually because you disapprove of something or when you are thinking.
- She pursed her lips in disapproval.
她撅起嘴唇,表示不赞成。