mouth·ful

noun

/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 Dictionary
adjective
- huge
- large
- first
- …
verb + mouthful
- drink
- eat
- gulp
- …
preposition
- between mouthfuls
- through a mouthful
- mouthful of
- …
[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

(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

(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。

单词	mouthful
释义	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 … verb + mouthful drink eat gulp … preposition between mouthfuls through a mouthful mouthful of … [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 (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 (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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