purse學測 L3KK [ˈpɝs]/ˈpɝs/
手提包;錢包·(比賽)獎金·噘起(嘴唇)
手提包、獎金、噘嘴三義一次搞懂
She pursed her lips as she counted the money in her purse.

她一邊數著錢包裡的錢,一邊噘起嘴唇。

purse 身兼名詞與動詞:從隨身提包、比賽獎金到噘嘴動作,都圍繞著「收攏」的畫面。

一個畫面:束緊收口

束口小袋抽繩收緊的隨身小包
袋中錢財錢或獎金裝在袋中
嘴唇收攏嘴唇像袋口般噘起

義項

隨身提包A2noun手提包;錢包
She reached into her purse to take out her wallet and pay for the movie tickets.
她伸手進手提包裡拿出皮夾,付電影票的錢。
open a pursecarry a purse
比賽獎金A2noun(比賽)獎金
The winner of the race won a purse of ten thousand dollars.
這場比賽的優勝者贏得一萬美元的獎金。
win a purse
噘嘴動作A2verb噘起(嘴唇)
He pursed his lips and shook his head slowly.
他噘起嘴唇,慢慢地搖了搖頭。
purse one's lips

片語

hold the purse strings掌管錢包 →掌控家中花錢的決定權
purse one's lips噘嘴動作 →噘起嘴唇的動作

你會不會這樣說?

She reached into her ___ to find her wallet. (purse / pulse)

看答案

purse

purse是錢包,pulse是脈搏,兩字形似義不同。

'The winner of the race won a purse of ten thousand dollars.' 這裡的 purse 意思最接近?(A) 手提包 (B) 獎金 (C) 噘嘴

看答案

(B)

此句描述比賽金錢獎勵,對應「獎金」義項,而非提包或噘嘴動作。

字族

purser (船、飛機上)事務長

順路看看

pucker皺起、噘起,是 purse 動詞的近義字

多益練習

本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫

情境例句

會議準備
Before the meeting, Ms. Lin took a notebook out of her purse.
會議開始前,林女士從手提包裡拿出一本筆記本。
設計審查
The designer pursed her lips while examining the revised logo.
設計師查看修改後的標誌時,噘起了嘴唇。

詞族

purse noun 手提包;錢包・purse verb 噘起嘴唇・pursed verb(過去式/過去分詞) 噘起了嘴唇・pursing verb(現在分詞) 正在噘起嘴唇

四選一

The designer had already ____ her lips before the presenter finished explaining the revision.

  • pursed
  • purse
  • purses
  • pursing
看答案

pursed

had already 後接過去分詞,構成過去完成式,因此選 pursed。purse 是原形,purses 是第三人稱單數形式,pursing 是現在分詞,都不能直接填入此處的完成式結構。

同義改寫

Before the meeting, Ms. Lin took a notebook out of her purse. → Before the meeting, Ms. Lin took a notebook out of her handbag.
此處 purse 指能裝筆記本的手提包,因此可換成 handbag;不把這個情境中的 purse 解作小錢包。
The designer pursed her lips while examining the revised logo. → The designer drew her lips together into a small round shape while examining the revised logo.
改寫描述 pursed her lips 的嘴唇動作,保留查看標誌的情境,沒有額外推斷她的情緒。

延伸練習

回報這個字的錯誤