mouthful

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n. 一口, 满口

发音

AU /ˈmaʊθfʊl/

词形变化

mouthfuls 复数 mouthfuls mouthsful mouthsful 复数 more mouthful 比较级 most mouthful 最高级

别名

moufful mouthfull

教材释义与例句

名词

一口，满口

an amount of food or drink that you put into your mouth at one time

Michael told his story between mouthfuls.

迈克尔边吃边讲他的故事。

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The amount that will fit in a mouth.

    He swallowed a mouthful of sea water when he fell in.

  2. 2.

    Quite a bit.

    俚语
  3. 3.

    Something difficult to pronounce or say.

    “She sells sea shells” is a bit of a mouthful to say.

  4. 4.

    A tirade of abusive language.

    to give someone a mouthful

adj.
  1. 1.

    Bombastic or awkward.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

taste

上位词 1

containerful

下位词 5

bit bite swallow sup morsel

整体词 3

helping serving portion

相关短语

mouthful of marbles you said a mouthful you've said a mouthful

词源

From Middle English mouthful, mouth-full, mouthe full, from Old English *mūþfull, from Proto-West Germanic *munþafull, equivalent to mouth + -ful. Compare Dutch mondvol (“mouthful”), German Mundvoll (“mouthful”), Danish mundfuld (“mouthful”), Swedish munfull (“mouthful”), Icelandic munnfylli (“mouthful”). Compare also West Frisian mûlfol (“mouthful”).

来源：wiktionary