| 词汇 | thimbleful |
| 释义 | thimbleful noun[ C ] informaluk /ˈθɪm.bəl.fʊl/ us /ˈθɪm.bəl.fʊl/ a very small amount of liquid: （液体的）少量，些微 He poured a thimbleful of whisky into the glass.他往玻璃杯里倒了一点点威士忌酒。 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 tidbit tiddler titbit tittle trace Examples of thimblefulthimbleful Let him also concede that in this case, as in most others, a thimbleful of resources counts for more than a bucketful of good intentions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An off-licence holder can sell beer by the thimbleful if he wishes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has not cost them a thimbleful of salt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In helping disabled children, a thimbleful of resources counts for more than a bucketful of sympathy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A thimbleful of encouragement goes much farther than a bucketful of discouragement and critisims. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is he aware that many millions of tons of coal are still being moved in thimblefuls to power stations and gas works by road haulage vehicles? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I had no fuel pressure in the last ten laps, and ended up with a thimbleful of gas at the finish. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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