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单词 handful
释义 handful /ˈhændfʊl/ n.( 复handfuls)
1.(small number)少数;少量;几个

The handful who had been convicted had been small fry.被定罪的几个都是小人物。

(of people, companies)少数几个…

There was only a handful of people at the concert.音乐会上只有寥寥几个人。

He surveyed the handful of customers at the bar.他打量着吧台那边零星的几个顾客。

(of places, buildings)少数几处…

There are a handful of small shops and a supermarket, but the nearest bank is four miles away.这里有几家小商店和一个超市, 不过最近的银行在4英里外。

a handful of times为数不多的几次

They have visited us only a handful of times.他们来看我们的次数屈指可数。

2.(contents of hand)一把
a handful of soil一把土

She scooped up a handful of earth.她抓起了一把土。

She let the handful of sand trickle through her fingers.她让手里的一把沙子从指缝间慢慢漏下来。

3.<非正式>(nuisance)棘手之事

She's quite a handful.她是个刺头。

Zara can be a handful sometimes.扎拉有时会很难管教。

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