昂立外語【新概念培訓(xùn)】分享purse可以作名詞也可以作動(dòng)詞,我們從最熟悉的名詞開始吧
1、[C] (especially BrE) a small bag made of leather, plastic, etc. for carrying coins and
often also paper money, cards, etc., used especially by women: 尤指女士用的皮革、塑料等做的裝硬幣、紙幣、卡片等的小包。
Eg: I took a coin out of my purse and gave it to the child.我從錢包里拿出一枚硬幣,然后給那孩子了。
比較:CHANGE purse, HANDBAG, WALLET
Change purse(=coin purse) n. (AmE) a small bag made of leather, plastic, etc. for carrying coins皮革、塑料等做的裝硬幣的小包(美英)
A handbag (also purse in AmE) is a bag that women especially carry with them to hold their
money, keys, etc.尤女士用來裝錢、鑰匙等的包(美英)
A wallet (also billfold in AmE) is a small leather or plastic case used for keeping bank notes,
cards, etc. in.(美英中也指錢夾子)裝鈔票、卡片等的皮革或塑料小包
government to spend: (個(gè)人、組織或政府的)財(cái)力
Eg:
The car is beyond my purse.我買不起那輛車。
Should spending on the arts be met out of the public purse (= from government
money)?在藝術(shù)方面的花銷應(yīng)超出國庫財(cái)力嗎?
3、[C] (sport) a sum of money given as a prize in a boxing match拳擊比賽中的獎(jiǎng)金
下面來看看purse的動(dòng)詞用法吧!
[VN] ~ your lips to form your lips into a small tight round shape, for example to show
disapproval噘起嘴,如表示不滿
Eg: She pursed her lips in disapproval. 她噘起嘴唇反對(duì)。
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