Definition of purse in English:

purse

noun pəːspərs

1British A small pouch of leather or plastic used for carrying money, typically by a woman.
（尤指女用）小钱包，小钱袋
she had enough in her purse for bus fare
Example sentencesExamples
- I did the slow pack and the even slower fumbling in my purse for the exact change but my heart and mind weren't in it.
- They escaped with the black bag containing two black leather purses, one with 8p in change and the other a pension card, leaving their victim slightly injured.
- In a leather purse was a £5 note, some small notes, and a number of shillings and sixpences above the value of £10.
- Mum always carried her purse in her coat pocket in case someone took her bag.
- And a ‘Coin Pulse’ is a cross between a coin purse and coin pouch.
- With just 12 days until Christmas the great British consumer appears to be keeping her plastic in her purse.
- One of the popular sections at the exhibition is the one featuring leather goods such as bags, purses, belts and pouches.
- Mrs Wright eventually let go and Farrell fled with the purse and the money.
- Visitors are advised to take their purse or plastic.
- Hillary's suggestion is to wear your swimsuits, wrap your purse in a plastic bag, carry as little as possible and be prepared to get more than slightly damp.
- It goes without saying that shoppers who are ill-advised enough to carry them at all invariably have a purse or wallet bulging with them.
- What do you do if you find yourself with a lot of change weighing down your purse / pocket/wallet?
- Making a list and eating before you go means you only buy what you really need thus leaving more money in your purse or wallet at the end of your shopping trip.
- Merchants ran about, plunging their bejeweled fingers into their bulging leather purses in order to recount their coins every three minutes or so.
- To promote products, marketers weigh down favor bags with pounds of free stuff: cosmetics, photo frames, leather purses, spa gift certificates.
- Nora, 69, had been paid her pension of around £100 the day before she was attacked and it is likely some of the money was still in the black leather purse.
- Do not ride motorcycles at any time during Songkran and keep your purse in a plastic bag unless you like soggy money.
- I have inner pockets, coin purses, money clips, a beautiful chrome change machine hanging from a leather strap around my neck.
- Police searched his property and found numerous bus tickets, empty purses and wallets.
- This full color catalog features Galco's extensive line of fine leather holsters, belts, accessories and artfully crafted leather purses and briefcases.
Synonyms
wallet, pouch, money bag
North American change purse, pocketbook
1. 1.1 The money possessed by or available to a person or country.
  资金，财力；财源
  institutions are funded from the same general purse
  公共机构的资金由国库统一拨付。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But, in the real world, who exactly is it who has a heavier purse today at my expense?
  The United Kingdom budgetary cuts will serve to reduce the purse available to the incumbent ministers.
  Layog was suppressing the people and using all of the money from taxes for their own purses instead of the general good.
  The judiciary defends the people and the people's purse.
  Although such a move could result in lower handle, the net commission to tracks could be higher, which would mean more money for purses.
  This huge massed fund was the purse, say the Seagraves, from which the zaibatsu financed Japan's industrial growth after 1946.
  Trouble is, their meagre purses / pensions, haven't grown in proportion.
  To fatten the purse, each contributes to a mutual fund.
  Account wagering would give us more money for purses.
  Whether one is in surplus or deficit at the end of the week comes down to one thing: is there any money left in the purse?
  Synonyms
  fund, funds, resources, money, kitty, pool, coffers, bank, treasury, exchequer, finances, wealth, reserves, cash, capital, assets
  North American fisc
2. 1.2 A sum of money given as a prize in a sporting contest, especially a boxing match.
  （尤指拳击比赛的）比赛奖金
  a fight for which his purse was $400,000
  Example sentencesExamples
  Though if you win one or more of those million dollar purses, you would be set for life as an African athlete or anything else!
  That night besides the paltry purse, the other thing that was at stake was the Kentucky Heavyweight Championship.
  The prize purse will again be over 60,000 baht in cash, gold and other prizes.
  Tony not only won the fight but he used the purse to pay off Paulie's debt.
  At the height of his boxing career, he sponsored tournaments, provided purses for professional players and played in national tournaments.
  The weekend began on Saturday morning with 64 hopeful players making their way through the competition and the prize purse.
  The four-race series carries a winner's purse of $1 million.
  The men at the table nod to her as she gathers her winnings into her purse and stands.
  He says he wants to fight for the big purse so he can buy his family a house.
  For a rematch with Ali, Frazier demanded the lion's share of the purse.
  After the increases, maiden races at Hawthorne will carry a $28,000 purse.
  Put the right money as a prize purse, and you will have the world competing in your backyard.
  I mean it's gradually improving, but there's a long way to go to catch up with the purses of the higher weight classes.
  Davidoff Cool Water will be continuing its support of free-sports over the next few years, through sponsorship funds and prize purses.
  From that point, we knew that Leonard was more than just a pretty face with the golden purse but a true fighter.
  His prize was $5m. That's almost five times the prize purse for the Wimbledon Men's Singles champion.
  If anything, it was the epic length of the encounter that turned it into some kind of heavyweight contest for a prize purse.
  Skyrocketing purses have greatly impacted the importance of judging.
  Five other stakes, all with $55,000-added purses, will be contested on the card.
  These tournaments have prize purses that, though they don't rival golf yet, are growing every year.
  Synonyms
  prize, award, reward
  prize money, winnings, stake(s)
2North American A handbag.
〈北美〉手提包
a young woman with a purse hanging from her elbow
Example sentencesExamples
- Elaine Wagner bumps the car door shut with her hip, her arms full with her purse and a shopping bag almost overflowing with used paperbacks.
- Clean out your wallet, your purse and your coat pockets.
- Compared to shoulder bags or purses, backpacks are better because the strongest muscles in the body - the back and the abdominal muscles - support the weight of the packs.
- We'll see lots of small leather purses with a comfortable sling shoulder strap, elegantly embossed with two or three initials.
- Its small size and beefier caliber make it ideal for carry in a purse, pouch or ankle holster.
- Police are appealing for witnesses after a thief reached over a pensioner's shoulder and grabbed her purse from her handbag.
- But those wielding the power of the purse should be the last to define ‘action’ so narrowly.
- Instead of a clutch-style purse, select one with a shoulder strap.
- Her ears are pierced, she likes to pull rouge from a plastic purse and brag it across her cheeks.
- Grabbing my leather purse, I waved half-heartedly at Lily, trudging after Billy, and down the hallway.
- All that changed in an instant when she was handed back her purse and all of its contents.
- They made a quick stop at the market, where Barth purchased Linera a leather purse in which she could carry her other dress, and what she may.
- A former go-go dancer who now works as his paid informant, she pulls a small Ziploc bag from her purse and slides it across the table.
- After putting all of my make-up back in my purse and tying the plastic bag handles in a knot, I climbed out of the van and locked it.
- Maria came up with the suggestion that I should get Carah a purse or a bag of some sort, since she always lacked one.
- Like the bonbons that line the gilded boxes of Godiva chocolates, their names adorn one storefront after another above displays of leather coats, designer purses and gold bracelets.
- So anyone who rides a New York City subway is subject to having their backpack or their purse, whatever the case may be, searched.
- A light rain falls on her shoulders as she pulls her purse up by its leather strap and sighs.
- A little further ahead, the strong smell of leather assailed the nostrils and the eyes were greeted with the sight of handbags, purses, wallets, key-chains and stuff like that.
- Clutch purses and handbags have an elegant, streamlined look, but they're the perfect size to carry all those little necessities.
Synonyms
handbag, bag, clutch bag, shoulder bag, evening bag, pochette
North American pocketbook
historical reticule, scrip

verb pəːspərs

(with reference to the lips) pucker or contract, typically to express disapproval or irritation.
（嘴唇）皱起，缩拢；噘起（多表示不赞成，恼怒）
with object Marianne took a glance at her reflection and pursed her lips disgustedly
玛丽安娜瞥了一眼自己的倒影，厌烦地噘起嘴。
no object under stress his lips would purse slightly
他有压力时总是微微噘起嘴。
Example sentencesExamples
- Her lips were pursed and faint wrinkle lines could be made out around her eyes.
- Jocelyn wrinkled her chin, pursing her lips, shaking her head, ‘I'm quite all right,’ she lied.
- I withdrew, my lips pursing slightly, and I removed my arm from his jumper.
- If someone has their arms crossed and their lips are pursed disapprovingly, it's a fairly safe bet they are on the defensive.
- ‘You know, I think that's a good idea,’ Lethya said, pursing her lips and laying on the sarcasm.
- Her black-glossed lips were pursed into a pout as she pointed her pen to an empty page in front of her.
- His aides, through pursed lips, maintained that the substance of the dossier remained valuable.
- Sean's lips pursed and his hands tightened as he struggled to contain his composure.
- Devon's jaw dropped slightly and then quickly pursed them together, forming a grim line.
- She clenched her hands tightly, pursing her lips.
- He asked, pursing his lips as if threatening me.
- Julius smiled weakly, pursing his lips as he replied.
- When the jury revealed its verdict on Ingram, he made no response other than pursing his lips and slightly shaking his head.
- There was a picture of him throwing the ball, his arm slung back and his lips slightly pursed.
- Leslie didn't say anything, so I knew she'd drop it, but I bet if I could've seen her right then, she would have been pursing her lips.
- Garner looks terribly serious, her plump lips pursed into a parody of determination.
- Perhaps, it was the way he lifted his glass, pursing his shiny lips ever so slightly.
- There was a pause as Kat stared at him, her lips pursing together slightly.
- The art of clamping your teeth together whilst sucking air through them without pursing your lips isn't easily learned, but its mastery has brought me a great deal of satisfaction.
- Her lips tightened, pursing together, forming a thin pink line across her perfect, porcelain features.
Synonyms
press together, compress, contract, tighten, pucker, screw up, wrinkle, pout

Phrases

hold the purse strings

Have control of expenditure.
掌握开支；掌管财权，掌管钱财
the power and the influence lie with the person who holds the purse strings
Example sentencesExamples
- The lowest quote was usually chosen by the board of governors, who held the purse strings, which was seen as ‘best value’.
- The twist is, of course, that the amateurs hold the purse strings.
- He looks as if he's fully aware that he has been holding the purse strings during a period of unprecedented revenue, unprecedented spending and unprecedented pork barrelling.
- However, by holding the purse strings, the university administration can easily usurp faculty roles by supporting the hiring and promotion of only those whose fields are likely to bring in the most money.
- The vision and the plan must also be convincing to Congress, the one holding the purse strings for the government's role.
- A west Wiltshire student has just been given the chance to hold the purse strings to a massive student budget, after she was voted onto the Students Union board at university.
- One way of testing whether it really is true that who holds the purse strings controls how the money is spent, is to look at what happens when income is transferred from husbands to wives.
- ‘This also sends a strong message to the people who hold the purse strings with regard to County Council funding’, he said.
- Now tough negotiations are going on with the Primary Care Trusts - which hold the purse strings for all health services in Greater Manchester.
- Mr Lillycrop, who has complete sympathy for under pressure dentists, pleaded with those who hold the purse strings, to deal with the problem.

tighten (or loosen) the purse strings

Restrict (or increase) the amount of money available to be spent.
紧缩（或增加）开支
the job losses were the result of a tightening of the purse strings throughout the Civil Service
Example sentencesExamples
- When a club has to tighten the purse strings, that's when teams that do have a bit of money will be thinking they can pick up a couple of bargains and they'll all be sniffing about.
- Top-quality painters are further cursed by the fact that the painting phase occurs toward the end of most projects, when overextended owners are most likely to start tightening the purse strings.
- It remains to be seen whether consumers tighten the purse strings even further or continue to spend.
- It's all heartening stuff for investors, even if fans of the Bhoys would prefer Desmond to loosen the purse strings and strengthen the squad.
- The Scottish Executive wants to set an example by tightening the purse strings and understanding some economics.
- Thanks to the boost in attendance, the ownership group loosened the purse strings and went after some free agents.
- We're asking the Prime Minister to loosen the purse strings and though we've said we don't want confrontation, we're heading towards strike action.
- Kennet District Council is already warning councillors that it will have to tighten the purse strings for the next financial year.
- Banks and other investors tend to loosen the purse strings when business owners throw some of their own money into the mix.
- Now that we are back in funds, loosening the purse strings again, you have more credibility if it is somebody else.

Origin

Late Old English, alteration of late Latin bursa 'purse', from Greek bursa 'hide, leather'. The current verb sense (from the notion of drawing purse strings) dates from the early 17th century.

A purse gets its name from its traditional material, leather. The word came into English some time in the 11th or 12th centuries from Latin bursa, which meant ‘money bag’ and also ‘leather, animal skin’. Bursa is the source of bursar (late 16th century), disburse (mid 16th century), and reimburse (early 17th century). Despite the difference in spelling, it is also the root of sporran, a small pouch worn around the waist by Scotsmen as part of Highland dress. The Latin word developed into Irish sparán ‘purse’ and then Scottish Gaelic sporan, and was first used in English by the Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott in the early 19th century.

Rhymes

amerce, asperse, averse, biodiverse, burse, coerce, converse, curse, diverse, Erse, hearse, immerse, intersperse, nurse, perse, perverse, reimburse, submerse, terce, terse, transverse, verse, worse

Definition of purse in US English:

purse

nounpərspərs

North American

1A small bag used especially by a woman to carry everyday personal items.
Example sentencesExamples
- My grandmother's gorgeous beaded purse from the thirties that I was so happy to retrieve doesn't actually match my dress.
- As I transferred the contents from my old purse into the new one, I wondered why I even bother carrying a purse.
- I've always wanted to know whether every monster in the world carried a little pink purse with them or something.
- Pockets and purses are emptied, personal belongings are sealed away in plastic bags and a list of these belongings is verified and signed by both the driver and a morgue employee on duty.
- In fact, I think the one I've been carrying around in my purse qualifies for some kind of longevity award.
- The practice of ransacking the wife's purse, reading her personal diary, and fumbling into husbands' wallet is quite common.
- On the day Pipes made his case in person, no purses or backpacks were allowed into the lecture hall for security reasons.
- The things people carry in their purses these days.
- If you have on all solid colors, try a printed bucket hat or interesting-looking purse or cool cuff bracelet.
- This is a great little pistol that can be carried everyday in a purse or holster.
- Just like when we kids would try to rummage through her purse for something - you learned fast that you didn't go into my mom's purse.
- Almost every woman I know wants an authentic designer purse - including me.
- A few years later, my mother's purse was snatched by someone who was also, coincidentally, younger and larger than she was.
- She carried a square black purse with twin handles like the one my grandmother used and her straight, plain skirt fell just below the knee.
- I carried it in my purse with me wherever I went for the next two days in a Manila folder as proof of my newly found street cred.
- Joey examined every detail of each purse hanging on the pegs above him.
- She looked like a Mom, frazzled blond hair and a bulging woven purse.
- While walking with a ‘female companion’ they were approached by two men who grabbed at the woman's purse.
- In fact, some of those canvas grocery bags are just fine as everyday casual purses.
- In more modern times however the bride carried the Dorothy Bag as a small purse with some personal effects.
Synonyms
handbag, bag, clutch bag, shoulder bag, evening bag, pochette
1. 1.1 A small pouch of leather or plastic used for carrying money, typically by a woman.
  （尤指女用）小钱包，小钱袋
  Example sentencesExamples
  I did the slow pack and the even slower fumbling in my purse for the exact change but my heart and mind weren't in it.
  Hillary's suggestion is to wear your swimsuits, wrap your purse in a plastic bag, carry as little as possible and be prepared to get more than slightly damp.
  They escaped with the black bag containing two black leather purses, one with 8p in change and the other a pension card, leaving their victim slightly injured.
  Nora, 69, had been paid her pension of around £100 the day before she was attacked and it is likely some of the money was still in the black leather purse.
  And a ‘Coin Pulse’ is a cross between a coin purse and coin pouch.
  In a leather purse was a £5 note, some small notes, and a number of shillings and sixpences above the value of £10.
  One of the popular sections at the exhibition is the one featuring leather goods such as bags, purses, belts and pouches.
  Mum always carried her purse in her coat pocket in case someone took her bag.
  What do you do if you find yourself with a lot of change weighing down your purse / pocket/wallet?
  Mrs Wright eventually let go and Farrell fled with the purse and the money.
  Visitors are advised to take their purse or plastic.
  To promote products, marketers weigh down favor bags with pounds of free stuff: cosmetics, photo frames, leather purses, spa gift certificates.
  I have inner pockets, coin purses, money clips, a beautiful chrome change machine hanging from a leather strap around my neck.
  Police searched his property and found numerous bus tickets, empty purses and wallets.
  Do not ride motorcycles at any time during Songkran and keep your purse in a plastic bag unless you like soggy money.
  With just 12 days until Christmas the great British consumer appears to be keeping her plastic in her purse.
  Making a list and eating before you go means you only buy what you really need thus leaving more money in your purse or wallet at the end of your shopping trip.
  It goes without saying that shoppers who are ill-advised enough to carry them at all invariably have a purse or wallet bulging with them.
  Merchants ran about, plunging their bejeweled fingers into their bulging leather purses in order to recount their coins every three minutes or so.
  This full color catalog features Galco's extensive line of fine leather holsters, belts, accessories and artfully crafted leather purses and briefcases.
  Synonyms
  wallet, pouch, money bag
2. 1.2 The money possessed or available to a person or country.
  资金，财力；财源
  institutions are funded from the same general purse
  公共机构的资金由国库统一拨付。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Although such a move could result in lower handle, the net commission to tracks could be higher, which would mean more money for purses.
  Trouble is, their meagre purses / pensions, haven't grown in proportion.
  Account wagering would give us more money for purses.
  To fatten the purse, each contributes to a mutual fund.
  But, in the real world, who exactly is it who has a heavier purse today at my expense?
  Layog was suppressing the people and using all of the money from taxes for their own purses instead of the general good.
  This huge massed fund was the purse, say the Seagraves, from which the zaibatsu financed Japan's industrial growth after 1946.
  The United Kingdom budgetary cuts will serve to reduce the purse available to the incumbent ministers.
  Whether one is in surplus or deficit at the end of the week comes down to one thing: is there any money left in the purse?
  The judiciary defends the people and the people's purse.
  Synonyms
  fund, funds, resources, money, kitty, pool, coffers, bank, treasury, exchequer, finances, wealth, reserves, cash, capital, assets
3. 1.3 A sum of money given as a prize in a sporting contest, especially a boxing match.
  （尤指拳击比赛的）比赛奖金
  Example sentencesExamples
  At the height of his boxing career, he sponsored tournaments, provided purses for professional players and played in national tournaments.
  Though if you win one or more of those million dollar purses, you would be set for life as an African athlete or anything else!
  The prize purse will again be over 60,000 baht in cash, gold and other prizes.
  He says he wants to fight for the big purse so he can buy his family a house.
  Five other stakes, all with $55,000-added purses, will be contested on the card.
  After the increases, maiden races at Hawthorne will carry a $28,000 purse.
  The weekend began on Saturday morning with 64 hopeful players making their way through the competition and the prize purse.
  Tony not only won the fight but he used the purse to pay off Paulie's debt.
  From that point, we knew that Leonard was more than just a pretty face with the golden purse but a true fighter.
  If anything, it was the epic length of the encounter that turned it into some kind of heavyweight contest for a prize purse.
  That night besides the paltry purse, the other thing that was at stake was the Kentucky Heavyweight Championship.
  Davidoff Cool Water will be continuing its support of free-sports over the next few years, through sponsorship funds and prize purses.
  The four-race series carries a winner's purse of $1 million.
  The men at the table nod to her as she gathers her winnings into her purse and stands.
  His prize was $5m. That's almost five times the prize purse for the Wimbledon Men's Singles champion.
  Skyrocketing purses have greatly impacted the importance of judging.
  For a rematch with Ali, Frazier demanded the lion's share of the purse.
  I mean it's gradually improving, but there's a long way to go to catch up with the purses of the higher weight classes.
  Put the right money as a prize purse, and you will have the world competing in your backyard.
  These tournaments have prize purses that, though they don't rival golf yet, are growing every year.
  Synonyms
  prize, award, reward

verbpərspərs

(with reference to the lips) pucker or contract, typically to express disapproval or irritation.
（嘴唇）皱起，缩拢；噘起（多表示不赞成，恼怒）
with object Marianne took a glance at her reflection and pursed her lips disgustedly
玛丽安娜瞥了一眼自己的倒影，厌烦地噘起嘴。
no object under stress his lips would purse slightly
他有压力时总是微微噘起嘴。
Example sentencesExamples
- Perhaps, it was the way he lifted his glass, pursing his shiny lips ever so slightly.
- Garner looks terribly serious, her plump lips pursed into a parody of determination.
- Devon's jaw dropped slightly and then quickly pursed them together, forming a grim line.
- His aides, through pursed lips, maintained that the substance of the dossier remained valuable.
- ‘You know, I think that's a good idea,’ Lethya said, pursing her lips and laying on the sarcasm.
- He asked, pursing his lips as if threatening me.
- If someone has their arms crossed and their lips are pursed disapprovingly, it's a fairly safe bet they are on the defensive.
- Her lips tightened, pursing together, forming a thin pink line across her perfect, porcelain features.
- The art of clamping your teeth together whilst sucking air through them without pursing your lips isn't easily learned, but its mastery has brought me a great deal of satisfaction.
- When the jury revealed its verdict on Ingram, he made no response other than pursing his lips and slightly shaking his head.
- Leslie didn't say anything, so I knew she'd drop it, but I bet if I could've seen her right then, she would have been pursing her lips.
- I withdrew, my lips pursing slightly, and I removed my arm from his jumper.
- There was a picture of him throwing the ball, his arm slung back and his lips slightly pursed.
- Julius smiled weakly, pursing his lips as he replied.
- Jocelyn wrinkled her chin, pursing her lips, shaking her head, ‘I'm quite all right,’ she lied.
- Her black-glossed lips were pursed into a pout as she pointed her pen to an empty page in front of her.
- There was a pause as Kat stared at him, her lips pursing together slightly.
- She clenched her hands tightly, pursing her lips.
- Sean's lips pursed and his hands tightened as he struggled to contain his composure.
- Her lips were pursed and faint wrinkle lines could be made out around her eyes.
Synonyms
press together, compress, contract, tighten, pucker, screw up, wrinkle, pout

Phrases

hold the purse strings

Have control of expenditure.
掌握开支；掌管财权，掌管钱财
Example sentencesExamples
- Now tough negotiations are going on with the Primary Care Trusts - which hold the purse strings for all health services in Greater Manchester.
- The lowest quote was usually chosen by the board of governors, who held the purse strings, which was seen as ‘best value’.
- However, by holding the purse strings, the university administration can easily usurp faculty roles by supporting the hiring and promotion of only those whose fields are likely to bring in the most money.
- A west Wiltshire student has just been given the chance to hold the purse strings to a massive student budget, after she was voted onto the Students Union board at university.
- The twist is, of course, that the amateurs hold the purse strings.
- One way of testing whether it really is true that who holds the purse strings controls how the money is spent, is to look at what happens when income is transferred from husbands to wives.
- He looks as if he's fully aware that he has been holding the purse strings during a period of unprecedented revenue, unprecedented spending and unprecedented pork barrelling.
- The vision and the plan must also be convincing to Congress, the one holding the purse strings for the government's role.
- ‘This also sends a strong message to the people who hold the purse strings with regard to County Council funding’, he said.
- Mr Lillycrop, who has complete sympathy for under pressure dentists, pleaded with those who hold the purse strings, to deal with the problem.

tighten (or loosen) the purse strings

Restrict (or increase) the amount of money available to be spent.
紧缩（或增加）开支
Example sentencesExamples
- Thanks to the boost in attendance, the ownership group loosened the purse strings and went after some free agents.
- Kennet District Council is already warning councillors that it will have to tighten the purse strings for the next financial year.
- It remains to be seen whether consumers tighten the purse strings even further or continue to spend.
- It's all heartening stuff for investors, even if fans of the Bhoys would prefer Desmond to loosen the purse strings and strengthen the squad.
- When a club has to tighten the purse strings, that's when teams that do have a bit of money will be thinking they can pick up a couple of bargains and they'll all be sniffing about.
- We're asking the Prime Minister to loosen the purse strings and though we've said we don't want confrontation, we're heading towards strike action.
- Top-quality painters are further cursed by the fact that the painting phase occurs toward the end of most projects, when overextended owners are most likely to start tightening the purse strings.
- Now that we are back in funds, loosening the purse strings again, you have more credibility if it is somebody else.
- The Scottish Executive wants to set an example by tightening the purse strings and understanding some economics.
- Banks and other investors tend to loosen the purse strings when business owners throw some of their own money into the mix.

Origin

Late Old English, alteration of late Latin bursa ‘purse’, from Greek bursa ‘hide, leather’. The current verb sense (from the notion of drawing purse strings) dates from the early 17th century.

单词	purse
释义	Definition of purse in English: purse noun pəːspərs 1British A small pouch of leather or plastic used for carrying money, typically by a woman. （尤指女用）小钱包，小钱袋 she had enough in her purse for bus fare Example sentencesExamples I did the slow pack and the even slower fumbling in my purse for the exact change but my heart and mind weren't in it. They escaped with the black bag containing two black leather purses, one with 8p in change and the other a pension card, leaving their victim slightly injured. In a leather purse was a £5 note, some small notes, and a number of shillings and sixpences above the value of £10. Mum always carried her purse in her coat pocket in case someone took her bag. And a ‘Coin Pulse’ is a cross between a coin purse and coin pouch. With just 12 days until Christmas the great British consumer appears to be keeping her plastic in her purse. One of the popular sections at the exhibition is the one featuring leather goods such as bags, purses, belts and pouches. Mrs Wright eventually let go and Farrell fled with the purse and the money. Visitors are advised to take their purse or plastic. Hillary's suggestion is to wear your swimsuits, wrap your purse in a plastic bag, carry as little as possible and be prepared to get more than slightly damp. It goes without saying that shoppers who are ill-advised enough to carry them at all invariably have a purse or wallet bulging with them. What do you do if you find yourself with a lot of change weighing down your purse / pocket/wallet? Making a list and eating before you go means you only buy what you really need thus leaving more money in your purse or wallet at the end of your shopping trip. Merchants ran about, plunging their bejeweled fingers into their bulging leather purses in order to recount their coins every three minutes or so. To promote products, marketers weigh down favor bags with pounds of free stuff: cosmetics, photo frames, leather purses, spa gift certificates. Nora, 69, had been paid her pension of around £100 the day before she was attacked and it is likely some of the money was still in the black leather purse. Do not ride motorcycles at any time during Songkran and keep your purse in a plastic bag unless you like soggy money. I have inner pockets, coin purses, money clips, a beautiful chrome change machine hanging from a leather strap around my neck. Police searched his property and found numerous bus tickets, empty purses and wallets. This full color catalog features Galco's extensive line of fine leather holsters, belts, accessories and artfully crafted leather purses and briefcases. Synonyms wallet, pouch, money bag North American change purse, pocketbook 1.1 The money possessed by or available to a person or country. 资金，财力；财源 institutions are funded from the same general purse 公共机构的资金由国库统一拨付。 Example sentencesExamples But, in the real world, who exactly is it who has a heavier purse today at my expense? The United Kingdom budgetary cuts will serve to reduce the purse available to the incumbent ministers. Layog was suppressing the people and using all of the money from taxes for their own purses instead of the general good. The judiciary defends the people and the people's purse. Although such a move could result in lower handle, the net commission to tracks could be higher, which would mean more money for purses. This huge massed fund was the purse, say the Seagraves, from which the zaibatsu financed Japan's industrial growth after 1946. Trouble is, their meagre purses / pensions, haven't grown in proportion. To fatten the purse, each contributes to a mutual fund. Account wagering would give us more money for purses. Whether one is in surplus or deficit at the end of the week comes down to one thing: is there any money left in the purse? Synonyms fund, funds, resources, money, kitty, pool, coffers, bank, treasury, exchequer, finances, wealth, reserves, cash, capital, assets North American fisc 1.2 A sum of money given as a prize in a sporting contest, especially a boxing match. （尤指拳击比赛的）比赛奖金 a fight for which his purse was $400,000 Example sentencesExamples Though if you win one or more of those million dollar purses, you would be set for life as an African athlete or anything else! That night besides the paltry purse, the other thing that was at stake was the Kentucky Heavyweight Championship. The prize purse will again be over 60,000 baht in cash, gold and other prizes. Tony not only won the fight but he used the purse to pay off Paulie's debt. At the height of his boxing career, he sponsored tournaments, provided purses for professional players and played in national tournaments. The weekend began on Saturday morning with 64 hopeful players making their way through the competition and the prize purse. The four-race series carries a winner's purse of $1 million. The men at the table nod to her as she gathers her winnings into her purse and stands. He says he wants to fight for the big purse so he can buy his family a house. For a rematch with Ali, Frazier demanded the lion's share of the purse. After the increases, maiden races at Hawthorne will carry a $28,000 purse. Put the right money as a prize purse, and you will have the world competing in your backyard. I mean it's gradually improving, but there's a long way to go to catch up with the purses of the higher weight classes. Davidoff Cool Water will be continuing its support of free-sports over the next few years, through sponsorship funds and prize purses. From that point, we knew that Leonard was more than just a pretty face with the golden purse but a true fighter. His prize was $5m. That's almost five times the prize purse for the Wimbledon Men's Singles champion. If anything, it was the epic length of the encounter that turned it into some kind of heavyweight contest for a prize purse. Skyrocketing purses have greatly impacted the importance of judging. Five other stakes, all with $55,000-added purses, will be contested on the card. These tournaments have prize purses that, though they don't rival golf yet, are growing every year. Synonyms prize, award, reward prize money, winnings, stake(s) 2North American A handbag. 〈北美〉手提包 a young woman with a purse hanging from her elbow Example sentencesExamples Elaine Wagner bumps the car door shut with her hip, her arms full with her purse and a shopping bag almost overflowing with used paperbacks. Clean out your wallet, your purse and your coat pockets. Compared to shoulder bags or purses, backpacks are better because the strongest muscles in the body - the back and the abdominal muscles - support the weight of the packs. We'll see lots of small leather purses with a comfortable sling shoulder strap, elegantly embossed with two or three initials. Its small size and beefier caliber make it ideal for carry in a purse, pouch or ankle holster. Police are appealing for witnesses after a thief reached over a pensioner's shoulder and grabbed her purse from her handbag. But those wielding the power of the purse should be the last to define ‘action’ so narrowly. Instead of a clutch-style purse, select one with a shoulder strap. Her ears are pierced, she likes to pull rouge from a plastic purse and brag it across her cheeks. Grabbing my leather purse, I waved half-heartedly at Lily, trudging after Billy, and down the hallway. All that changed in an instant when she was handed back her purse and all of its contents. They made a quick stop at the market, where Barth purchased Linera a leather purse in which she could carry her other dress, and what she may. A former go-go dancer who now works as his paid informant, she pulls a small Ziploc bag from her purse and slides it across the table. After putting all of my make-up back in my purse and tying the plastic bag handles in a knot, I climbed out of the van and locked it. Maria came up with the suggestion that I should get Carah a purse or a bag of some sort, since she always lacked one. Like the bonbons that line the gilded boxes of Godiva chocolates, their names adorn one storefront after another above displays of leather coats, designer purses and gold bracelets. So anyone who rides a New York City subway is subject to having their backpack or their purse, whatever the case may be, searched. A light rain falls on her shoulders as she pulls her purse up by its leather strap and sighs. A little further ahead, the strong smell of leather assailed the nostrils and the eyes were greeted with the sight of handbags, purses, wallets, key-chains and stuff like that. Clutch purses and handbags have an elegant, streamlined look, but they're the perfect size to carry all those little necessities. Synonyms handbag, bag, clutch bag, shoulder bag, evening bag, pochette North American pocketbook historical reticule, scrip verb pəːspərs (with reference to the lips) pucker or contract, typically to express disapproval or irritation. （嘴唇）皱起，缩拢；噘起（多表示不赞成，恼怒） with object Marianne took a glance at her reflection and pursed her lips disgustedly 玛丽安娜瞥了一眼自己的倒影，厌烦地噘起嘴。 no object under stress his lips would purse slightly 他有压力时总是微微噘起嘴。 Example sentencesExamples Her lips were pursed and faint wrinkle lines could be made out around her eyes. Jocelyn wrinkled her chin, pursing her lips, shaking her head, ‘I'm quite all right,’ she lied. I withdrew, my lips pursing slightly, and I removed my arm from his jumper. If someone has their arms crossed and their lips are pursed disapprovingly, it's a fairly safe bet they are on the defensive. ‘You know, I think that's a good idea,’ Lethya said, pursing her lips and laying on the sarcasm. Her black-glossed lips were pursed into a pout as she pointed her pen to an empty page in front of her. His aides, through pursed lips, maintained that the substance of the dossier remained valuable. Sean's lips pursed and his hands tightened as he struggled to contain his composure. Devon's jaw dropped slightly and then quickly pursed them together, forming a grim line. She clenched her hands tightly, pursing her lips. He asked, pursing his lips as if threatening me. Julius smiled weakly, pursing his lips as he replied. When the jury revealed its verdict on Ingram, he made no response other than pursing his lips and slightly shaking his head. There was a picture of him throwing the ball, his arm slung back and his lips slightly pursed. Leslie didn't say anything, so I knew she'd drop it, but I bet if I could've seen her right then, she would have been pursing her lips. Garner looks terribly serious, her plump lips pursed into a parody of determination. Perhaps, it was the way he lifted his glass, pursing his shiny lips ever so slightly. There was a pause as Kat stared at him, her lips pursing together slightly. The art of clamping your teeth together whilst sucking air through them without pursing your lips isn't easily learned, but its mastery has brought me a great deal of satisfaction. Her lips tightened, pursing together, forming a thin pink line across her perfect, porcelain features. Synonyms press together, compress, contract, tighten, pucker, screw up, wrinkle, pout Phrases hold the purse strings Have control of expenditure. 掌握开支；掌管财权，掌管钱财 the power and the influence lie with the person who holds the purse strings Example sentencesExamples The lowest quote was usually chosen by the board of governors, who held the purse strings, which was seen as ‘best value’. The twist is, of course, that the amateurs hold the purse strings. He looks as if he's fully aware that he has been holding the purse strings during a period of unprecedented revenue, unprecedented spending and unprecedented pork barrelling. However, by holding the purse strings, the university administration can easily usurp faculty roles by supporting the hiring and promotion of only those whose fields are likely to bring in the most money. The vision and the plan must also be convincing to Congress, the one holding the purse strings for the government's role. A west Wiltshire student has just been given the chance to hold the purse strings to a massive student budget, after she was voted onto the Students Union board at university. One way of testing whether it really is true that who holds the purse strings controls how the money is spent, is to look at what happens when income is transferred from husbands to wives. ‘This also sends a strong message to the people who hold the purse strings with regard to County Council funding’, he said. Now tough negotiations are going on with the Primary Care Trusts - which hold the purse strings for all health services in Greater Manchester. Mr Lillycrop, who has complete sympathy for under pressure dentists, pleaded with those who hold the purse strings, to deal with the problem. tighten (or loosen) the purse strings Restrict (or increase) the amount of money available to be spent. 紧缩（或增加）开支 the job losses were the result of a tightening of the purse strings throughout the Civil Service Example sentencesExamples When a club has to tighten the purse strings, that's when teams that do have a bit of money will be thinking they can pick up a couple of bargains and they'll all be sniffing about. Top-quality painters are further cursed by the fact that the painting phase occurs toward the end of most projects, when overextended owners are most likely to start tightening the purse strings. It remains to be seen whether consumers tighten the purse strings even further or continue to spend. It's all heartening stuff for investors, even if fans of the Bhoys would prefer Desmond to loosen the purse strings and strengthen the squad. The Scottish Executive wants to set an example by tightening the purse strings and understanding some economics. Thanks to the boost in attendance, the ownership group loosened the purse strings and went after some free agents. We're asking the Prime Minister to loosen the purse strings and though we've said we don't want confrontation, we're heading towards strike action. Kennet District Council is already warning councillors that it will have to tighten the purse strings for the next financial year. Banks and other investors tend to loosen the purse strings when business owners throw some of their own money into the mix. Now that we are back in funds, loosening the purse strings again, you have more credibility if it is somebody else. Origin Late Old English, alteration of late Latin bursa 'purse', from Greek bursa 'hide, leather'. The current verb sense (from the notion of drawing purse strings) dates from the early 17th century. A purse gets its name from its traditional material, leather. The word came into English some time in the 11th or 12th centuries from Latin bursa, which meant ‘money bag’ and also ‘leather, animal skin’. Bursa is the source of bursar (late 16th century), disburse (mid 16th century), and reimburse (early 17th century). Despite the difference in spelling, it is also the root of sporran, a small pouch worn around the waist by Scotsmen as part of Highland dress. The Latin word developed into Irish sparán ‘purse’ and then Scottish Gaelic sporan, and was first used in English by the Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott in the early 19th century. Rhymes amerce, asperse, averse, biodiverse, burse, coerce, converse, curse, diverse, Erse, hearse, immerse, intersperse, nurse, perse, perverse, reimburse, submerse, terce, terse, transverse, verse, worse noun.1 phr. Definition of purse in US English: purse nounpərspərs North American 1A small bag used especially by a woman to carry everyday personal items. Example sentencesExamples My grandmother's gorgeous beaded purse from the thirties that I was so happy to retrieve doesn't actually match my dress. As I transferred the contents from my old purse into the new one, I wondered why I even bother carrying a purse. I've always wanted to know whether every monster in the world carried a little pink purse with them or something. Pockets and purses are emptied, personal belongings are sealed away in plastic bags and a list of these belongings is verified and signed by both the driver and a morgue employee on duty. In fact, I think the one I've been carrying around in my purse qualifies for some kind of longevity award. The practice of ransacking the wife's purse, reading her personal diary, and fumbling into husbands' wallet is quite common. On the day Pipes made his case in person, no purses or backpacks were allowed into the lecture hall for security reasons. The things people carry in their purses these days. If you have on all solid colors, try a printed bucket hat or interesting-looking purse or cool cuff bracelet. This is a great little pistol that can be carried everyday in a purse or holster. Just like when we kids would try to rummage through her purse for something - you learned fast that you didn't go into my mom's purse. Almost every woman I know wants an authentic designer purse - including me. A few years later, my mother's purse was snatched by someone who was also, coincidentally, younger and larger than she was. She carried a square black purse with twin handles like the one my grandmother used and her straight, plain skirt fell just below the knee. I carried it in my purse with me wherever I went for the next two days in a Manila folder as proof of my newly found street cred. Joey examined every detail of each purse hanging on the pegs above him. She looked like a Mom, frazzled blond hair and a bulging woven purse. While walking with a ‘female companion’ they were approached by two men who grabbed at the woman's purse. In fact, some of those canvas grocery bags are just fine as everyday casual purses. In more modern times however the bride carried the Dorothy Bag as a small purse with some personal effects. Synonyms handbag, bag, clutch bag, shoulder bag, evening bag, pochette 1.1 A small pouch of leather or plastic used for carrying money, typically by a woman. （尤指女用）小钱包，小钱袋 Example sentencesExamples I did the slow pack and the even slower fumbling in my purse for the exact change but my heart and mind weren't in it. Hillary's suggestion is to wear your swimsuits, wrap your purse in a plastic bag, carry as little as possible and be prepared to get more than slightly damp. They escaped with the black bag containing two black leather purses, one with 8p in change and the other a pension card, leaving their victim slightly injured. Nora, 69, had been paid her pension of around £100 the day before she was attacked and it is likely some of the money was still in the black leather purse. And a ‘Coin Pulse’ is a cross between a coin purse and coin pouch. In a leather purse was a £5 note, some small notes, and a number of shillings and sixpences above the value of £10. One of the popular sections at the exhibition is the one featuring leather goods such as bags, purses, belts and pouches. Mum always carried her purse in her coat pocket in case someone took her bag. What do you do if you find yourself with a lot of change weighing down your purse / pocket/wallet? Mrs Wright eventually let go and Farrell fled with the purse and the money. Visitors are advised to take their purse or plastic. To promote products, marketers weigh down favor bags with pounds of free stuff: cosmetics, photo frames, leather purses, spa gift certificates. I have inner pockets, coin purses, money clips, a beautiful chrome change machine hanging from a leather strap around my neck. Police searched his property and found numerous bus tickets, empty purses and wallets. Do not ride motorcycles at any time during Songkran and keep your purse in a plastic bag unless you like soggy money. With just 12 days until Christmas the great British consumer appears to be keeping her plastic in her purse. Making a list and eating before you go means you only buy what you really need thus leaving more money in your purse or wallet at the end of your shopping trip. It goes without saying that shoppers who are ill-advised enough to carry them at all invariably have a purse or wallet bulging with them. Merchants ran about, plunging their bejeweled fingers into their bulging leather purses in order to recount their coins every three minutes or so. This full color catalog features Galco's extensive line of fine leather holsters, belts, accessories and artfully crafted leather purses and briefcases. Synonyms wallet, pouch, money bag 1.2 The money possessed or available to a person or country. 资金，财力；财源 institutions are funded from the same general purse 公共机构的资金由国库统一拨付。 Example sentencesExamples Although such a move could result in lower handle, the net commission to tracks could be higher, which would mean more money for purses. Trouble is, their meagre purses / pensions, haven't grown in proportion. Account wagering would give us more money for purses. To fatten the purse, each contributes to a mutual fund. But, in the real world, who exactly is it who has a heavier purse today at my expense? Layog was suppressing the people and using all of the money from taxes for their own purses instead of the general good. This huge massed fund was the purse, say the Seagraves, from which the zaibatsu financed Japan's industrial growth after 1946. The United Kingdom budgetary cuts will serve to reduce the purse available to the incumbent ministers. Whether one is in surplus or deficit at the end of the week comes down to one thing: is there any money left in the purse? The judiciary defends the people and the people's purse. Synonyms fund, funds, resources, money, kitty, pool, coffers, bank, treasury, exchequer, finances, wealth, reserves, cash, capital, assets 1.3 A sum of money given as a prize in a sporting contest, especially a boxing match. （尤指拳击比赛的）比赛奖金 Example sentencesExamples At the height of his boxing career, he sponsored tournaments, provided purses for professional players and played in national tournaments. Though if you win one or more of those million dollar purses, you would be set for life as an African athlete or anything else! The prize purse will again be over 60,000 baht in cash, gold and other prizes. He says he wants to fight for the big purse so he can buy his family a house. Five other stakes, all with $55,000-added purses, will be contested on the card. After the increases, maiden races at Hawthorne will carry a $28,000 purse. The weekend began on Saturday morning with 64 hopeful players making their way through the competition and the prize purse. Tony not only won the fight but he used the purse to pay off Paulie's debt. From that point, we knew that Leonard was more than just a pretty face with the golden purse but a true fighter. If anything, it was the epic length of the encounter that turned it into some kind of heavyweight contest for a prize purse. That night besides the paltry purse, the other thing that was at stake was the Kentucky Heavyweight Championship. Davidoff Cool Water will be continuing its support of free-sports over the next few years, through sponsorship funds and prize purses. The four-race series carries a winner's purse of $1 million. The men at the table nod to her as she gathers her winnings into her purse and stands. His prize was $5m. That's almost five times the prize purse for the Wimbledon Men's Singles champion. Skyrocketing purses have greatly impacted the importance of judging. For a rematch with Ali, Frazier demanded the lion's share of the purse. I mean it's gradually improving, but there's a long way to go to catch up with the purses of the higher weight classes. Put the right money as a prize purse, and you will have the world competing in your backyard. These tournaments have prize purses that, though they don't rival golf yet, are growing every year. Synonyms prize, award, reward verbpərspərs (with reference to the lips) pucker or contract, typically to express disapproval or irritation. （嘴唇）皱起，缩拢；噘起（多表示不赞成，恼怒） with object Marianne took a glance at her reflection and pursed her lips disgustedly 玛丽安娜瞥了一眼自己的倒影，厌烦地噘起嘴。 no object under stress his lips would purse slightly 他有压力时总是微微噘起嘴。 Example sentencesExamples Perhaps, it was the way he lifted his glass, pursing his shiny lips ever so slightly. Garner looks terribly serious, her plump lips pursed into a parody of determination. Devon's jaw dropped slightly and then quickly pursed them together, forming a grim line. His aides, through pursed lips, maintained that the substance of the dossier remained valuable. ‘You know, I think that's a good idea,’ Lethya said, pursing her lips and laying on the sarcasm. He asked, pursing his lips as if threatening me. If someone has their arms crossed and their lips are pursed disapprovingly, it's a fairly safe bet they are on the defensive. Her lips tightened, pursing together, forming a thin pink line across her perfect, porcelain features. The art of clamping your teeth together whilst sucking air through them without pursing your lips isn't easily learned, but its mastery has brought me a great deal of satisfaction. When the jury revealed its verdict on Ingram, he made no response other than pursing his lips and slightly shaking his head. Leslie didn't say anything, so I knew she'd drop it, but I bet if I could've seen her right then, she would have been pursing her lips. I withdrew, my lips pursing slightly, and I removed my arm from his jumper. There was a picture of him throwing the ball, his arm slung back and his lips slightly pursed. Julius smiled weakly, pursing his lips as he replied. Jocelyn wrinkled her chin, pursing her lips, shaking her head, ‘I'm quite all right,’ she lied. Her black-glossed lips were pursed into a pout as she pointed her pen to an empty page in front of her. There was a pause as Kat stared at him, her lips pursing together slightly. She clenched her hands tightly, pursing her lips. Sean's lips pursed and his hands tightened as he struggled to contain his composure. Her lips were pursed and faint wrinkle lines could be made out around her eyes. Synonyms press together, compress, contract, tighten, pucker, screw up, wrinkle, pout Phrases hold the purse strings Have control of expenditure. 掌握开支；掌管财权，掌管钱财 Example sentencesExamples Now tough negotiations are going on with the Primary Care Trusts - which hold the purse strings for all health services in Greater Manchester. The lowest quote was usually chosen by the board of governors, who held the purse strings, which was seen as ‘best value’. However, by holding the purse strings, the university administration can easily usurp faculty roles by supporting the hiring and promotion of only those whose fields are likely to bring in the most money. A west Wiltshire student has just been given the chance to hold the purse strings to a massive student budget, after she was voted onto the Students Union board at university. The twist is, of course, that the amateurs hold the purse strings. One way of testing whether it really is true that who holds the purse strings controls how the money is spent, is to look at what happens when income is transferred from husbands to wives. He looks as if he's fully aware that he has been holding the purse strings during a period of unprecedented revenue, unprecedented spending and unprecedented pork barrelling. The vision and the plan must also be convincing to Congress, the one holding the purse strings for the government's role. ‘This also sends a strong message to the people who hold the purse strings with regard to County Council funding’, he said. Mr Lillycrop, who has complete sympathy for under pressure dentists, pleaded with those who hold the purse strings, to deal with the problem. tighten (or loosen) the purse strings Restrict (or increase) the amount of money available to be spent. 紧缩（或增加）开支 Example sentencesExamples Thanks to the boost in attendance, the ownership group loosened the purse strings and went after some free agents. Kennet District Council is already warning councillors that it will have to tighten the purse strings for the next financial year. It remains to be seen whether consumers tighten the purse strings even further or continue to spend. It's all heartening stuff for investors, even if fans of the Bhoys would prefer Desmond to loosen the purse strings and strengthen the squad. When a club has to tighten the purse strings, that's when teams that do have a bit of money will be thinking they can pick up a couple of bargains and they'll all be sniffing about. We're asking the Prime Minister to loosen the purse strings and though we've said we don't want confrontation, we're heading towards strike action. Top-quality painters are further cursed by the fact that the painting phase occurs toward the end of most projects, when overextended owners are most likely to start tightening the purse strings. Now that we are back in funds, loosening the purse strings again, you have more credibility if it is somebody else. The Scottish Executive wants to set an example by tightening the purse strings and understanding some economics. Banks and other investors tend to loosen the purse strings when business owners throw some of their own money into the mix. Origin Late Old English, alteration of late Latin bursa ‘purse’, from Greek bursa ‘hide, leather’. The current verb sense (from the notion of drawing purse strings) dates from the early 17th century. noun.1 phr.
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