| 词汇 | handful |
| 释义 | handful noun uk /ˈhænd.fʊl/ us /ˈhænd.fʊl/ handfulnoun (AMOUNT)[ C ] an amount of something that can be held in one hand: 一把（之量） He pulled out a handful of coins from his pocket.他从口袋里掏出一把硬币。 The coffee machine suddenly ejected a handful of coins.突然从咖啡自动售卖机里弹出一把硬币。 I use two handfuls of pasta per person. Add a large handful of chopped herbs. Measurements of volume: informal -ful armload basketful bucketful cup eyeful fistful forkful glass glassful jugful plate pocketful pot scoop spoonful tablespoonful tankful tbs truckload handfulnoun (A FEW)B2[ S ] a small number of people or things: 少数，少量 She invited all her friends to her party, but only a handful of them turned up.她请了很多朋友参加她的聚会，但只有少数几个到场。 The government has blamed the protests on a handful of evildoers.政府把抗议行动归咎于一小撮作奸犯科者。 Only a handful of spectators turned up to watch the event. The centre is staffed by a handful of volunteers. He only knows a handful of different recipes. There were only a handful of guests at the reception. Words meaning small pieces and amounts by a noseidiom clipping crumb dab of something dash dollop grain ort paring peewee pinch potsherd skinny spark tad thimbleful tidbit tiddler titbit trace handfulnoun (DIFFICULT PERSON)[ S ] a person, often a child, who is difficult to control: 难对付的人（常指小孩） Her older son is fine but the little one is a bit of a handful.她的大儿子很好，但小儿子有点难管。 Difficult things and people a (heavy) cross to bearidiom albatross ball and chain bane be dead meatidiom be in the clearidiom bump chill equation hassle hiccup hindrance hot potato impediment nut snag stumbling block teaser teething troubles the sharp end handful | American Dictionaryhandful noun us/ˈhænd·fʊl/ handfulnoun (VERY FEW)[ Cusually sing ] a very few, esp. when compared to a larger group: A handful of professional athletes make millions, but most do not do so well. handfulnoun (SMALL AMOUNT)[ C ] an amount of something that can be held in one hand: He scooped up a handful of soil and examined it carefully. handfulnoun (PROBLEM)[ Cusually sing ]infml a person or thing that is difficult to control or manage: Sam was an easygoing baby, but Rory is a real handful. Examples of handfulhandful Recorded popular music also drives home the fact that songs don't have just ' a' hook - they have several, or a few handfuls, with different roles and degrees of importance. Handfuls of grass and earth were clutched in the hands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At that stage there are handfuls of people who still cannot meet their debt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have learned to take all that with substantial handfuls of salt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such people in any one strike can be numbered virtually in handfuls. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I remember that we had several handfuls of appeals to deal with at a time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are handfuls of cuttings to this effect to which everyone has access and which no doubt many of us have read. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They had professional uniformed promotion girls distributing handfuls of tendentious propaganda. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We need many grains of sand—handfuls of sand—working inside the city centres without hampering restrictions in order to raise the level of economic activity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that there were only a few handfuls of exceptions in the referendum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Very often there are only a few handfuls of children, and they have to remain at that school for the rest of their educational days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our northern people cannot live on handfuls of rice and walk about in loin cloths. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The taximeters on the taxi-cabs were speeding up, the people on the omnibuses were tearing their hair out in handfuls, and everybody was getting the wind up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 None is dominated by a famous-name composer, and few address music that will be familiar to any but a handful of scholars. A particularly distinct custom associated with "pepernoten" is throwing them in handfuls through the room so children can look for them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of handful These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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