| 释义 |
hand·ful /ˈhændfʊl/ n. | phr. ([复] -ful(s))
n.
1. 一把
a handful of sand 一把沙子
His hair was beginning to fall out in handfuls. 他的头发正开始一把一把地脱落。
2. 少数，少量
a handful of people 少数几个人
a handful of days 不多几天
a handful of money 少量的钱
3. 〈口〉难控制的人(或物)；费劲的事，麻烦事
That child is quite a handful. 那孩子真难管住。
I shall have a handful when those boys come home for the holidays. 等那些男孩回家度假时，够我麻烦的了。
4. 〈俚〉五年徒刑
phr. grab a handful of air 〈美俚〉(卡车或公共汽车司机) 急拉动气刹车 |