词汇精选：purse的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

【英】钱包，皮夹子（尤指女用的）[C]

例句：

She clutched her purse tightly, fearing that a thief might snatch it.

她紧紧抓住钱包，生怕小偷抢走。

例句：

He found a purse lying on the ground.

他在地上捡到一个钱包。

【美】[= handbag] 小手提包；（尤指）坤包 [C]

例句：

She opened her purse and began fishing for her lipstick.

她打开手提包，开始找口红。

[sing.] 资金；财源；备用款

例句：

According to your purse govern your mouth.

量入为出。

例句：

A light purse is a heavy curse.

为人无钱处处难。

【体】（拳击赛的）奖金 [C]

例句：

The purse for the next race is $ 10, 000.

下一场比赛的奖金为10000美元。

v.

[purse your lips] 撅嘴，撮起嘴唇（以表示反对等）[T]

例句：

The sour taste made her purse her lips.

酸味使她皱起嘴唇。

二、词义辨析：

bag,sack,handbag,purse

这些名词均含“袋”之意。bag普通用词，指一般的口袋，有时也指手提包。sack应用较窄，指较大的袋子，如麻袋等。handbag指手提包，尤指女人用的手提包。purse指钱包或小钱袋，在美国相当于bandbag。

三、相关短语：

purse seine

大型围网

privy purse

n. 国王之私人用度, 内库

sea purse

n. 鳐,鲨鱼等的角质卵壳(卵囊)

四、参考例句：

His purse has been stolen.

他的钱包被偷了。

When did you first miss your purse?

你是何时开始发现丢了钱包的？

I lost my purse two hours ago.

我两个小时前把我的钱包弄丢了。

The thief snatched her purse and ran.

A light purse is a heavy curse.

为人无钱处处难。

When did you lose your purse?

你是什么时候丢的钱包？

My husband is now a purse manufacturer.

我先生现在是手提包制造商。

According to your purse govern your mouth.

量入为出。

The purse was made of deer skin.

那只皮包是用鹿皮做的。

That painting is beyond my purse.

那幅画我买不起。