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The word 'purse' can refer to a small bag for money (especially a woman's wallet or handbag), a country's or family's finances, or the prize money in a competition. As a verb, 'to purse one's lips' means to bring them together tightly, often to show disapproval.

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Collins
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/pɜ͟ː(r)s/
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指女式)钱包 A purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.
  [BRIT 英]
    in AM, use 美国英语用 change purse
    2
    [N-COUNT 可数名词]女用小包;坤包 A purse is a small bag that women carry.
      [AM 美]
    • 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
    3
    [N-SING 单数名词]资金;财力;财源 Purse is used to refer to the total amount of money that a country, family, or group has.
      [with supp]
    • 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。

    4
    [VERB 动词]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.
      [V n]
    • She pursed her lips in disapproval.

      她撅起嘴唇,表示不赞成。


    Oxford purse / pɜːs ; NAmE pɜːrs /
    noun
    ,
    verb
    purse purses pursed pursing
    noun _bags_comp.jpg _purse.jpg 1 [countable ] ( especially BrE) a small bag made of leather, plastic, etc. for carrying coins and often also paper money, cards, etc, used especially by women 钱包,皮夹子(尤指女用的) I took a coin out of my purse and gave it to the child. 我从钱包取出一枚硬币给那个小孩。 compare
    change purse
    ,
    wallet
     (1 )
    2 [countable ] ( NAmE) =
    handbag
    3 [singular ] the amount of money that is available to a person, an organization or a government to spend 资金;财源;备用款 We have holidays to suit every purse. 我们有适合不同消费计划的度假安排。 Should spending on the arts be met out of the public purse (= from government money)? 花在艺术活动的开支应该由政府支付吗? 4 [countable ] ( sport ) a sum of money given as a prize in a boxingmatch (拳击赛的)奖金 IDIOMsee
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    verb ~ your lips to form your lips into a small tight round shape, for example to show disapproval 噘嘴,撮起嘴唇(以表示反对等) purse / pɜːs ; NAmE pɜːrs /
    LDC
    purse1 noun
    purse2 verb
    pursepurse1 /pɜːs $ pɜːrs/ ●●● S3 noun
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    1[countable] a)especially British English a small bag in which women keep paper money, coins, cards etc SYN wallet American English:  Julie opened her handbag and took out her purse. b) (also change purse, coin purse American English) a small bag used to hold coins, used especially by women2[countable] American English a bag in which a woman carries her money and personal things SYN handbag British English:  I locked the door and dropped the keys in my purse.3[singular] formal the amount of money that a person, organization, or country has available to spend:  Election expenses are met from the public purse (=money controlled by the government). A visit to the new county museum will set the family purse back by around £12.4[countable] the amount of money given to someone who wins a sports event, such as a boxing match or a car race:  They will compete for a $100,000 purse.5the purse strings used to refer to the control of spending in a family, company, country etchold/control the purse strings It all comes down to who holds the purse strings. She keeps tight control over the purse strings.
    purse1 noun
    purse2 verb
    pursepurse2 verb [transitive]
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    if you purse your lips, you bring them together tightly into a small circle, especially to show disapproval or doubt:  Mrs Biddell pursed her lips and shook her head.
    WDF

    purse

    [pɜ:s]pursed, pursing, purses

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    purses[930]
    钱包(95%),皱起(3%),小钱袋(1%),放进钱包(1%)
    n.(女士)手提袋;(国家、家庭、团体等的) 财力
    vt.(嘴巴)皱起,使缩拢;撅嘴

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