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单词 handful
释义
handful
noun
uk
/ˈhænd.fʊl/us
/ˈhænd.fʊl/

handfulnoun(AMOUNT)

[C]
anamountof something that can beheldin onehand:
一把（之量）
Hepulledout a handful ofcoinsfrom hispocket.他从口袋里掏出一把硬币。
More examples
  • Thecoffeemachinesuddenlyejecteda handful ofcoins.
  • I use two handfuls ofpastaperperson.
  • Add alargehandful ofchoppedherbs.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Measurements of volume: informal
  • -ful
  • armload
  • basin
  • basketful
  • bucketful
  • eyeful
  • fistful
  • forkful
  • glassful
  • jugful
  • plate
  • pocketful
  • pot
  • roomful
  • scoop
  • spoon
  • tablespoonful
  • tankful
  • tbsp.
  • truckload
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handfulnoun(A FEW)

B2[S]
asmallnumberofpeopleor things:
少数，少量
Sheinvitedall herfriendsto herparty, but only a handful of themturnedup.她请了很多朋友参加她的聚会，但只有少数几个到场。
More examples
  • Thegovernmenthasblamedtheprotestson a handful ofevildoers.
  • Only a handful ofspectatorsturnedup towatchtheevent.
  • Thecentreisstaffedby a handful ofvolunteers.
  • He onlyknowsa handful of differentrecipes.
  • There were only a handful ofguestsat thereception.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Words meaning small pieces and amounts
  • by a noseidiom
  • clipping
  • crumb
  • dab
  • dash
  • dollop
  • grain
  • hint
  • oddments
  • paring
  • peewee
  • pinch
  • potsherd
  • skinny
  • spark
  • swatch
  • tad
  • thimbleful
  • tidbit
  • tiddler
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handfulnoun(DIFFICULT PERSON)

[S]
aperson, often achild, who isdifficulttocontrol:
难对付的人（常指小孩）
Heroldersonisfinebut the little one is abitof a handful.她的大儿子很好，但小儿子有点难管。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Difficult things and people
  • a (heavy) cross to bearidiom
  • albatross
  • bane
  • be dead meatidiom
  • be in the clearidiom
  • be out of the woodsidiom
  • bump
  • equation
  • hindrance
  • hot potato
  • impediment
  • incubus
  • marathon
  • nut
  • teaser
  • teething troubles
  • the tip of the icebergidiom
  • thorn inyourflesh/sideidiom
  • tiesomeoneup
  • twist
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(Definition ofhandfulfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

handful| American Dictionary

handful
noun
us
/ˈhænd·fʊl/

handfulnoun(VERY FEW)

[Cusually sing]
a very few,esp. whencomparedto alargergroup:
A handful ofprofessionalathletesmake millions, but most do not do so well.

handfulnoun(SMALL AMOUNT)

[C]
anamountof something that can beheldin onehand:
Hescoopedup a handful ofsoilandexamineditcarefully.

handfulnoun(PROBLEM)

[Cusually sing]infml
apersonor thing that isdifficulttocontrolormanage:
Samwas an easygoingbaby, but Rory is arealhandful.
(Definition ofhandfulfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhandful

handful
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.
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Handfuls of grass and earth were clutched in the hands.
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At that stage there are handfuls of people who still cannot meet their debt.
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We have learned to take all that with substantial handfuls of salt.
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Such people in any one strike can be numbered virtually in handfuls.
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I remember that we had several handfuls of appeals to deal with at a time.
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There are handfuls of cuttings to this effect to which everyone has access and which no doubt many of us have read.
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They had professional uniformed promotion girls distributing handfuls of tendentious propaganda.
FromEuroparl 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.
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I think that there were only a few handfuls of exceptions in the referendum.
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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.
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Our northern people cannot live on handfuls of rice and walk about in loin cloths.
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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.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
None is dominated by a famous-name composer, and few address music that will be familiar to any but ahandfulof scholars.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A particularly distinct custom associated with "pepernoten" is throwing them in handfuls through the room so children can look for them.
From
Wikipedia
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