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单词 mouthful
释义

mouth·ful

noun
/ˈmaʊθfʊl/
/ˈmaʊθfʊl/
Idioms
  1. [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
    verb + mouthful
    • drink
    • eat
    • gulp
    preposition
    • between mouthfuls
    • through a mouthful
    • mouthful of
  2. [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!)
Idioms
give somebody a mouthful
  1. (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。
say a mouthful
  1. (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。
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