mouth·ful
noun/ˈmaʊθfʊl/
/ˈmaʊθfʊl/
Idioms - [countable] an amount of food or drink that you put in your mouth at one time
一口,一满口(的量) - She took a mouthful of water.
她喝了一大口水。 - Thank you, but I couldn’t eat another mouthful.
谢谢你,但我再也吃不了一口了。 - He talked eagerly between mouthfuls of salad.
他一边吃沙拉,一边急切地说话。
Extra Examples- I choked on a mouthful of tea.
我喝茶呛了一口。 - She answered through a mouthful of cake.
她嘴里含着蛋糕作了回答。 - She landed on her face, getting a mouthful of sand.
她脸朝下摔倒在地,弄得满口是沙子。 - She took a large mouthful of bread and started to read the letter.
她咬了一大口面包,然后开始读信。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- huge
- large
- first
- …
- drink
- eat
- gulp
- …
- between mouthfuls
- through a mouthful
- mouthful of
- …
- She took a mouthful of water.
- [singular] (informal) a word or a phrase that is long and complicated or difficult to pronounce
又长又拗口的词(或短语) - My name’s Zacharias. You can call me Zach if it’s too much of a mouthful.
我的名字是撒迦利亚。如果太拗口的话,你可以叫我扎克。 - Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows (what a mouthful!)
所罗门博士的 Windows 反病毒工具包(真是拗口!)
- My name’s Zacharias. You can call me Zach if it’s too much of a mouthful.
Idioms
give somebody a mouthful
- (informal, especially British English) to speak angrily to somebody, perhaps swearing at them
对某人恶言恶语;大骂某人 - He gave the referee a mouthful.
他给了裁判一口。
- He gave the referee a mouthful.
say a mouthful
- (North American English, informal) to say something important
言简意赅;说到点子上 - You said a mouthful there, buddy.
你说了一口,伙计。
- You said a mouthful there, buddy.