purses

1. [C]钱包; 女用小提包 a small flattish leather or plastic bag used for carrying money; a woman's handbag
2. [S]钱,资财 money supplies; money to spend
3. [C]奖金; 捐款 sum of money collected and given as a gift or prize

• buy〔clasp, fill, find, look for, lose, snatch, steal〕 a purse买〔紧握,装,找到,找,丢失,抢,偷〕钱包
• line one's purse中饱私囊
• make (up) a purse募捐
• open one's purse解囊
• put sth into a purse把…放入钱包
• recover one's purse找到丢失的钱包

• beautiful〔expensive, nice, plump〕 purse好看〔很贵,漂亮,鼓鼓〕的钱包
• fat purse富裕
• common purse公共资金
• lean〔light〕 purse贫穷
• limited purse有限的资金
• long purse财富
• well-filled purse装得满满的钱夹
• the public purse国库

• leather purse皮钱包

• live according to one's purse量入为出
• beyond sb's purse非某人所能买得起
• the power of the purse金钱的力量
• with purse and person全力以赴

public purse国库；公共资金

purse strings管钱；控制财权；钱袋口上的绳子

purse net n. 围网；捕鱼用的袋网

have a common purse有公共基金

coin purse装硬币的钱包；钱包；零钱袋

common purse共有的钱财(或资金)

1. When did you first miss your purse?
   你什么时候发现丢了钱包的?
2. The loss of her purse caused her much inconvenience.
   丢失钱包给她带来了诸多不便。
3. This piece of china is beyond my purse.
   这件瓷器我买不起。
4. Her purse was stolen when she was on the bus.
   她的手袋在公共汽车上被偷了。
5. The purse for the next race is $50,000.
   下一场比赛的奖金为五万美元。

1. The sour taste made her purse her lips.
   酸味使她皱起嘴唇。
2. Impulsively, she dropped them into her purse.
   一时心血来潮，她抓起它们扔进钱包里。