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handbag

noun
🔊/ˈhændbæɡ/
🔊/ˈhændbæɡ/
(North American English also purse)
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  1. a small bag for money, keys, etc., carried especially by women手提包；（尤指）坤包
    Extra Examples
    • She was rummaging in her handbag for her keys.她正在手提包里翻找钥匙。
    • She took a pen out of her large leather handbag.她从大皮包里掏出一支钢笔。
    • I had my handbag stolen in Liverpool.我的手提包在利物浦被人偷走了。
    • She put her purse into her handbag.她把钱包放进手袋里。
    Topics Clothes and Fashiona2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • capacious
    • large
    • …
    verb + handbag
    • clutch
    • hold
    • carry
    • …
    preposition
    • from a/​the handbag
    • out of a/​the handbag
    • in a/​the handbag
    • …
    phrases
    • the contents of a handbag
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