purse[pə:s]

• n.
  • 钱包；小钱袋
  • [美国英语]女用手提包
  • 金钱；财力；财源
  • 募集作为奖金的款项；悬赏金；酬金
  • 囊状物
• vt.
  • 使皱起，使缩拢：

    She pursed her lips with disgust.

    她厌恶地噘起了嘴。

  • [古语]把…放入钱袋：

    I will purse the coin.

    我把硬币塞入钱包。

• vi.
  • 缩拢，皱起；噘起：

    Her lips purse a little.

    她双唇微微噘起。

• 短语:
  • a heavy/fat purse 鼓鼓的钱包；富裕
  • a light/lean/shallow/short/slender purse 瘪瘪(或空空)的钱包；拮据，贫穷
  • beyond someone's purse 贵得使人买不起
  • button up someone's purse 拒绝给钱
  • common purse 共有的钱财(或资金)
  • dig into one's purse 掏腰包，花钱
  • ease someone of his purse [戏谑语]把某人的钱偷光；抢去某人的钱袋
  • Fortunatus's purse 取之不尽的钱袋
  • give a purse = put up a purse
  • have a common purse 有公共基金
  • heavy/big/fat/long well-inlaid purse 充实的钱包；富有，富裕，有钱
  • lay up a purse 积蓄金钱
  • long purse = heavy purse
  • make a silk purse out of a sow's ear 把劣材制成美器；把顽劣的人改造为好人
  • make (up) a purse
    • 攒钱，储蓄
    • 筹款，募捐
  • One cannot make a silver purse out of a sow's ear 巧妇难为无米之炊。
  • open one's purse 出钱，解囊
  • public purse 国家收支，国库
  • purse and person 财与人，金钱及其拥有者
  • put up a purse 悬赏；捐献奖金
  • relieve someone of his purse 见 cash
  • slender purse = light purse
  • We have found Fortunatus's purse. 我们大走财运。或：我们发大财。 [见 Fortunatus's purse]
  • well-lined purse = heavy purse
  • Who holds the purse rules the house [谚语]有钱就有势。
  • You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. [谚语]劣材难成器。
• 变形:

  vt.pursed.pursing