单词 | handful |
释义 | handful 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。 a handful of sth (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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