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.
量入為出。
例句:
A light purse is a heavy curse.
為人無錢處處難。
【體】(拳擊賽的)獎金 [C]
例句:
The purse for the next race is $ 10, 000.
下一場比賽的獎金為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.
為人無錢處處難。
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.
量入為出。
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。