purses
/pɝːs/
动词
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。
/pɝːs/
名词
(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。
(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。
(常指女用)钱包
a leather purse
皮革钱包