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。