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purse n.钱包；小钱袋；(获奖)奖金vt.皱起；放进钱包 (1) 你什么时候发现丢了钱包的?(2) 丢失钱包给她带来了诸多不便。(3) 这件瓷器我买不起。(4) 她的手袋在公共汽车上被偷了。(5) 下一场比赛的奖金为五万美元。(6) 酸味使她皱起嘴唇。(7) 一时心血来潮，她抓起它们扔进钱包里。 The most common meaning of purse, as a woman's bag, can definitely help you remember the "prize" meaning of purse, because a woman who won a purse could carry her winnings in a purse. The non-bag type of purse is usually associated with sporting events: boxers and jockeys win purses. Other times, purse is used to describe money won in another context, like a photography contest. Another meaning is totally different: if you pucker or contract your lips, you're pursing them.

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英 [pɜːs] 美 [pɜːrs] (1) When did you first miss your purse?(2) The loss of her purse caused her much inconvenience.(3) This piece of china is beyond my purse.(4) Her purse was stolen when she was on the bus.(5) The purse for the next race is $50,000.(6) The sour taste made her purse her lips.(7) Impulsively, she dropped them into her purse. Though purses are mostly carried by women, this is the kind of purse anyone would love to bring home: it's a prize, usually consisting of money. 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 purse2[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, handbag3[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。

英语单词	purse
英美音标	英 [pɜːs] 美 [pɜːrs]
中文释义	n.钱包；小钱袋；(获奖)奖金 vt.皱起；放进钱包
英语例句	(1) When did you first miss your purse? (2) The loss of her purse caused her much inconvenience. (3) This piece of china is beyond my purse. (4) Her purse was stolen when she was on the bus. (5) The purse for the next race is $50,000. (6) The sour taste made her purse her lips. (7) Impulsively, she dropped them into her purse.
中文例句	(1) 你什么时候发现丢了钱包的? (2) 丢失钱包给她带来了诸多不便。 (3) 这件瓷器我买不起。 (4) 她的手袋在公共汽车上被偷了。 (5) 下一场比赛的奖金为五万美元。 (6) 酸味使她皱起嘴唇。 (7) 一时心血来潮，她抓起它们扔进钱包里。
vocabulary简明	Though purses are mostly carried by women, this is the kind of purse anyone would love to bring home: it's a prize, usually consisting of money.
vocabulary扩展	The most common meaning of purse, as a woman's bag, can definitely help you remember the "prize" meaning of purse, because a woman who won a purse could carry her winnings in a purse. The non-bag type of purse is usually associated with sporting events: boxers and jockeys win purses. Other times, purse is used to describe money won in another context, like a photography contest. Another meaning is totally different: if you pucker or contract your lips, you're pursing them.
柯林斯解释	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。

Purse Money Meaning Women Bag Won N Count 可数名词