Purse
[pɜːs] or [pɝs]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a small bag for carrying money.
(noun.) a sum of money offered as a prize; 'the purse barely covered the winner's expenses'.
(noun.) a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse; 'he made the contribution out of his own purse'; 'he and his wife shared a common purse'.
(verb.) contract one's lips into a rounded shape.
(verb.) gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; 'purse ones's lips'.
手打:萨曼莎--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a portemonnaie.
(n.) Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse.
(n.) A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse.
(n.) A specific sum of money
(n.) In Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters.
(n.) In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans.
(v. t.) To put into a purse.
(v. t.) To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit.
(v. i.) To steal purses; to rob.
沙琳編輯
解釋/意思:
n. a small bag for money orig. made of skin: a sum of money esp. a sum given as a present or offered as a prize: a treasury: a person's finances.—v.t. to put into a purse: to contract as the mouth of a purse: to draw into folds or wrinkles.—n. Purse′-bear′er one who has charge of the purse of another: a treasurer.—adj. Purse′-bear′ing pouched marsupiate.—ns. Purse′ful as much as a purse can hold: enough to fill a purse; Purse′-mouth (Tenn.) a pursed-up mouth; Purse′-net a kind of net that can be closed like a purse; Purse′-pride.—adj. Purse′-proud proud of one's purse or wealth: insolent from wealth.—ns. Purs′er an officer who has charge of the provisions clothing and accounts of a ship now termed a 'paymaster;' Purs′ership; Purse′-seine a seine which can be pursed into the shape of a bag.—n.pl. Purse′-strings the strings fastening a purse.—n. Purse′-tak′ing robbing.—A light or empty purse poverty; A long or heavy purse riches; Privy purse an allowance for the private expenses of the British sovereign: an officer in the royal household who pays the sovereign the grant of the civil list for his private expenses.
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娱乐性解釋/意思:
To dream of your purse being filled with diamonds and new bills, denotes for you associations where ``Good Cheer'' is the watchword, and harmony and tender loves will make earth a beautiful place. See Pocket-book.
亚历克斯編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- The true gold of religion was in many cases thrown away with the worn-out purse that had contained it for so long, and it was not recovered. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- You will find the just sum in a silken purse within the leathern pouch, and separate from the rest of the gold. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- But what, said Mr. Jaggers, swinging his purse,--what if it was in my instructions to make you a present, as compensation? 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- His watch and purse were safe, but (less fortunate than Mr. Godfrey) one of the loose papers that he carried about him had been taken away. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Mr. Coavins gave a guinea, and the follerers made up a little purse. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Moore, little disposed to speak, made his purse do duty for his tongue. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Either the fear of the law or the Duke's purse will certainly get out of them all that they know. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Again he pursed up his lips and frowned a little. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Mr. Fairlie arched his eyebrows and pursed up his lips in sarcastic surprise. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- No, that I wouldn't,' said Mr. Pell; and he pursed up his lips, frowned, and shook his head mysteriously. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- At which his mother merely pursed her lips under the lace veil that hung down from her grey velvet bonnet trimmed with frosted grapes. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- I trembled to think of the ruined purses this day's performances might result in. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- Judy, with her brother's wink, shakes her head and purses up her mouth into no without saying it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- They all paint tables, cover screens, and net purses. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- I will acquaint them with the true secret of money-catching, the certain way to fill empty purses, and how to keep them always full. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- Maces, bags, and purses indignantly proclaim silence and frown at the man from Shropshire. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- He put on his spectacles to read the letter, pursing up his lips and drawing down their corners. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
阿方索整理