purse是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a small container for money, usually used by a woman -- （常指女用）钱包

  • a leather purse 皮革钱包

• 1 the total amount of money that an organization or government has available for spending -- （机构或政府的）备用金，可用的资金，财力

  • Having a lot of people out of work places a large drain on the public purse. 大量人口失业使政府的财力消耗很大。

• 2 an amount of money that is offered as a prize in a sports competition -- （体育竞赛中的）奖金

  • The players in the golf tournament are competing for a purse of £525,000. 参加本次高尔夫锦标赛的选手正在为52.5万英镑的奖金而展开争夺。

• 3 to bring your lips tightly together so that they form a rounded shape, usually as an expression of disapproval -- 撅（嘴）

  • "I don't approve of that kind of language," she said, pursing her lips. “我不赞成那样子说话，”她撅着嘴说。