handful

英 [ˈhændfʊl] 美 [ˈhændfʊl]

n.  一把(的量); 用手抓起的数量; 少数人(或物); 难以控制的人(或动物)

复数:handfuls

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Collins.2 / BNC.4262 / COCA.3109



牛津词典

noun

  1. 一把(的量);用手抓起的数量
    the amount of sth that can be held in one hand
    1. a handful of rice
      一把米
  2. 少数人(或物)
    a small number of people or things
    1. Only a handful of people came.
      只有少数几个人来了。
  3. 难以控制的人(或动物)
    a person or an animal that is difficult to control
    1. Her children can be a real handful.
      她的孩子们有时很难管教。

柯林斯词典

  1. N-SING 几个;少数
    A handful of people or things is a small number of them.
    1. He surveyed the handful of customers at the bar...
      他打量着吧台那边零星的几个顾客。
    2. One spring morning a handful of potential investors assembled in Quincy.
      春天的一个早上,几位有望投资者聚集在昆西。
  2. N-COUNT 一把
    A handful of something is the amount of it that you can hold in your hand.
    1. She scooped up a handful of sand and let it trickle through her fingers.
      她抓起一把沙子,让它从指缝里一点点漏下来。
  3. N-SING 难管的人(尤指孩子)
    If you say that someone, especially a child, is a handful, you mean that they are difficult to control.
    1. Zara can be a handful sometimes.
      扎拉有时很难管教。

双语例句

  1. He surveyed the handful of customers at the bar
    他打量着吧台那边零星的几个顾客。
  2. One spring morning a handful of potential investors assembled in Quincy.
    春天的一个早上,几位有望投资者聚集在昆西。
  3. She scooped up a handful of sand and let it trickle through her fingers.
    她抓起一把沙子,让它从指缝里一点点漏下来。
  4. Zara can be a handful sometimes.
    扎拉有时很难管教。
  5. Only a handful had returned to work in the immediate vicinity
    仅有几个人回到临近地区工作。
  6. Frank emptied a handful of loose change on the table
    弗兰克将一把零钱撒在桌子上。
  7. The little lad was a real handful. He was always up to mischief
    这个小家伙真是难管教,他总是搞恶作剧。
  8. A handful of onlookers stand in the field watching.
    少数几个旁观者站在现场观看。
  9. Only a handful of firms offer share option schemes to all their employees.
    只有少数几家公司向所有员工提供股票期权方案。
  10. The band are playing a handful of shows at smaller venues.
    乐队要在小一点的场馆举办几场演出。
  11. I'd taken a handful of uppers.
    我吃了几片兴奋剂。
  12. They constitute but a handful of the number.
    他们只不过是其中的一小撮。
  13. Only a handful of people were dead set on following him.
    死心塌地跟他走的只是一小撮。
  14. Only a handful of patrons come to this theatre every day.
    这个剧院的座位一天也没上几个人儿。
  15. Beyond those books and a handful of newspaper clippings and magazine stories, winter has nothing.
    除了那些书和少数报章剪辑以及杂志报道以外,温特一无所有。
  16. She brought a handful of rice out of the bag and showed it to me.
    她从袋子里掏出一把米让我看。
  17. Tom grabbed up a handful of snow and shoved it down his sister's collar.
    汤姆抓起一把雪便往妹妹的衣领里塞。
  18. So I have selected a handful of my favourite sites to save you time.
    因此,我选择了几个我最喜欢的网站推荐出来,以节省你们的时间。
  19. Only a handful of military commanders and tacticians have ever achieved this rigorous certification.
    只有少数的军事指挥官和谋士曾经达到这一严格的认证。
  20. I will show you fear in a handful of dust.
    我要给你看恐惧在一把尘土里。
  21. I warn you, she's a handful.
    我警告你她可不好对付呢。
  22. Only a handful of governments in the world have banned free plastic bags.
    世界上只有为数不多的几个国家和地区的政府禁止使用塑料袋。
  23. A few slices of bread and a handful of raisins satisfied him at noon.
    他中午只吃几片面包和一把葡萄干,就心满意足了。
  24. Only a handful have received licences so far.
    迄今只有少数几家合资企业获得了牌照。
  25. She invited many friends to her party, but only a handful of them came.
    她请了许多朋友来参加她的聚会,但只有少数几个人来了。
  26. They told me she was a handful.
    他们告诉我她和调皮。
  27. Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them.
    罗杰捡了一把石子,扔了起来。
  28. I gave the beggar a handful of rice.
    我给了乞丐一把米。
  29. This disease is usually incurable, but in a handful of cases the patients have survived.
    这种病通常是不可治愈的,但在少数病例中病人存活了。

英英释义

noun

  1. the quantity that can be held in the hand

      Synonym:    fistful

    1. a small number or amount
      1. only a handful of responses were received

      Synonym:    smattering