詞彙精選：purse的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

n.

【英】錢包，皮夾子（尤指女用的）[C]

例句：

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

她緊緊抓住錢包，生怕小偷搶走。

例句：

He found a purse lying on the ground.

他在地上撿到一個錢包。

【美】[= handbag] 小手提包；（尤指）坤包 [C]

例句：

She opened her purse and began fishing for her lipstick.

她打開手提包，開始找口紅。

[sing.] 資金；財源；備用款

例句：

According to your purse govern your mouth.

量入爲出。

例句：

A light purse is a heavy curse.

爲人無錢處處難。

【體】（拳擊賽的）獎金 [C]

例句：

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

下一場比賽的獎金爲10000美元。

v.

[purse your lips] 撅嘴，撮起嘴脣（以表示反對等）[T]

例句：

The sour taste made her purse her lips.

酸味使她皺起嘴脣。

二、詞義辨析：

bag,sack,handbag,purse

這些名詞均含“袋”之意。bag普通用詞，指一般的口袋，有時也指手提包。sack應用較窄，指較大的袋子，如麻袋等。handbag指手提包，尤指女人用的手提包。purse指錢包或小錢袋，在美國相當於bandbag。

三、相關短語：

purse seine

大型圍網

privy purse

n. 國王之私人用度, 內庫

sea purse

n. 鰩,鯊魚等的角質卵殼(卵囊)

四、參考例句：

His purse has been stolen.

他的錢包被偷了。

When did you first miss your purse?

你是何時開始發現丟了錢包的？

I lost my purse two hours ago.

我兩個小時前把我的錢包弄丟了。

The thief snatched her purse and ran.

A light purse is a heavy curse.

爲人無錢處處難。

When did you lose your purse?

你是什麼時候丟的錢包？

My husband is now a purse manufacturer.

我先生現在是手提包製造商。

According to your purse govern your mouth.

量入爲出。

The purse was made of deer skin.

那隻皮包是用鹿皮做的。

That painting is beyond my purse.

那幅畫我買不起。