Word · Frequency #6387
purse
（尤指女士用的）钱包；手提包
A small bag used for carrying money and small personal items, especially by women.
- 1.
A small bag for carrying money.
装钱的小包
- 2.
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
用于携带钱和小件个人物品或配件的容器(尤其是女性使用)
- 3.
A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
用于特定目的的一笔钱
- 4.
a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
作为钱包内容物的一笔钱
- 5.
a small bag for carrying money
用于携带钱的小包
资金；钱款；装钱的小包；用于携带钱和小件个人物品或配件的容器(尤其是女性使用)；用于特定目的的一笔钱；作为钱包内容物的一笔钱
In use
She took her purse and walked out of the store.
He found a purse on the bus and turned it in to the lost and found.
I always keep my phone and keys in my purse.
he made the contribution out of his own purse
he and his wife shared a common purse
a purse
purse 作为可数名词，指女性用的钱包或小钱袋。
She took a coin out of her purse.
她从钱包里拿出一枚硬币。
the purse
the purse 可喻指资金或财力。
The funds came from the public purse.
这些资金来自公共财政。
Connections
Collocations
- clutch purse
- 手拿包
- She carried a small clutch purse to the party.她带了一个小手拿包去参加派对。
- coin purse
- 零钱包
- He pulled a few coins from his coin purse.他从零钱包里掏出几枚硬币。
- purse strings
- 财权；钱袋子
- The finance department controls the purse strings.财务部门掌管财权。
- designer purse
- 名牌手袋
- She saved up to buy a designer purse.她攒钱买了一个名牌手袋。
- shoulder purse
- 肩包
- She slung her shoulder purse over her arm.她把肩包挎在手臂上。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音'怕撕'，提醒钱包要小心不被撕破。
Context & Register
通常用于日常场合，较为中性。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling '-urse' and in American English rhyme with 'purse' (/ɝs/). Note that words like 'course', 'force', 'horse' are spelled similarly but pronounced with /ɔːrs/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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