英语词汇“purse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

pursepurse1 /pɚs/ ●●● S2 noun

ETYMOLOGYpurse¹

Origin: 1200-1300 Late Latin bursa bag (for money)

COLLOCATIONS► the public purse

We must help small businesses without draining the public purse (=money controlled by a government).

1[countable] a bag, often made of leather, in which a woman carries her money and personal things: I can never find anything in my purse.2[singular] formal the amount of money that a person, organization, or country has available to spend: We must help small businesses without draining the public purse (=money controlled by a government).3[countable] the amount of money given to someone who wins a sports event, such as a boxing match or car race: a $50 million purse for Friday’s fight4hold/control the purse strings to control the money in a family, company, etc.: Maureen definitely holds the purse strings.5tighten/loosen the purse strings to allow more or less of a family’s, company’s, etc. money to be spent6[countable] a small container for keeping coins in, made of leather, cloth, plastic, etc., used especially by women: a coin purse [Origin: 1200–1300 Late Latin bursa bag (for money)]

noun | verb

pursepurse2 verb

VERB TABLE

purse

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	purse
	he, she, it	purses
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	pursed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have pursed
	he, she, it	has pursed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had pursed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will purse
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have pursed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am pursing
	he, she, it	is pursing
	you, we, they	are pursing
Past	I, he, she, it	was pursing
	you, we, they	were pursing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been pursing
	he, she, it	has been pursing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been pursing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be pursing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been pursing

purse your lips/mouth to bring your lips together tightly into a small circle, especially to show disapproval or doubt