| 单词 | purse |
| 释义 | 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. |
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