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词汇 fistful
释义 fistful
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈfɪst.fʊl/ us /ˈfɪst.fʊl/
an amount of something that you can hold in your fist: 一把(之量)
He held out a fistful of crumpled dollars.他拿出一把皱巴巴的钞票。
informal
a large collection or number: 相当多的一批;很大的量
He has a fistful of acting awards.他获得了许多表演奖。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Measurements of volume: informal
-ful
armload
basketful
boatload
bucketful
cup
eyeful
forkful
glass
glassful
jugful
plate
pocketful
pot
scoop
spoonful
tablespoonful
tankful
tbs
truckload

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Masses and large amounts of things

fistful | American Dictionary


fistful
noun[ C ]
us/ˈfɪst·fʊl/
the amount of something that you can hold in your fist:
Anna had a fistful of candy.

Examples of fistful


fistful
I have also noticed, from last week's regulations and from today's fistful, that we seem to be getting into a complex area, with constant reviews and updatings of electoral law.
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They earn £60 for an evening performance and that is not the sort of amount that will leave you with a fistful of fivers to repay your student loan.
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Honest men are not joining this administration, and he had to resort to the device of every small-time dictator and take a fistful of porfolios for himself.
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She booked both rooms out back for three guests, one night, then paid the $4 with a fistful of small change.
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They used available household equipment, starting with a half a seer (half a quart) of water and adding a fistful of sugar and a three-finger pinch of salt.
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Come around some day with a fistful.
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There are cases in which the authorities turn a blind eye to the trade in organs, whereby a person can sell, say, their own kidney for a fistful of dollars.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
While he was still alive, they opened his mouth, picked up fistfuls of earth, pulled open his mouth and laughing filled it with earth.
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All of a sudden we just started having fistfuls of money.
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They attack the "subedar" with fistfuls of mirch masala (fresh ground red chilli powder).
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The provocateurs hurled fistfuls of real dollars mixed with fake dollars toward the trading floor below.
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We are left with white, middle-class men in full-time occupations with a fistful of fivers in their back pocket who can continue driving.
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Under constraints, the workers may be prepared to take a fistful of dollars or 30 pieces of silver to sell their trade unions rights.
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I cannot believe that he will come back without a fistful of amendments.
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I have with me a whole fistful of examples from other legislation where a due diligence defence is allowed.
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