| [/pɜːs; pəs/] n 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
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）. 用法:
4 [C] (US) handbag 女用手提包. 用法:
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 2
[/pɜːs; pəs/] 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. |