handful

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n. 少数, 一把, 棘手事

发音

US /ˈhæn(d)fʊl/

词形变化

handfuls 复数 handfuls handsful handsful 复数

别名

handfull

教材释义与例句

名词

少数；一把；棘手事

an amount that you can hold in your hand

There were only a handful of people there.

那里只有几个人。

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.

  2. 2.

    A hand's breadth; four inches.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    A small number, usually approximately five.

    少数

  4. 4.

    A five-year prison sentence.

    满手

    俚语
  5. 5.

    A group or number of things; a bunch.

  6. 6.

    Something which can only be managed with difficulty.

    棘手事

    非正式

    Those twins are a real handful to look after.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

fistful smattering

上位词 1

containerful

相关短语

have one's handful has one's handful having one's handful had one's handful have one's hands full 工作忙

词源

From Middle English handful, hondful, from Old English handfull (“handful”), from Proto-Germanic *handufullō, *handufulliz (“handful”), from Proto-Germanic *handuz (“hand”) + *fullaz (“full”); equivalent to hand + full (“fullness, plenty”) or hand + -ful. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hondful (“handful”), West Frisian hânfol (“handful”), Dutch handvol (“handful”), German Handvoll (“handful”), Danish håndfuld (“handful”), Swedish handfull (“handful”), Icelandic handfylli (“handful”).

来源：wiktionary