handful
美['hændfʊl] 英['hændfʊl]
n. 一把;少数;<非>难控制的人;棘手之事
详细释义
n.(名词)- 一把,一握,一小撮
- 少数,少量,几个,寥寥无几,屈指可数
- <口>难控制的人
- 麻烦事,棘手的事
- 用手抓起的数量
- <俚>5年徒刑
- <俚>五,五个
双解释义
n.(名词)- [C]一把 an amount which is as much as can easily be held in the hand
- [C]少数 a small number (of people)
英英释义
Noun- a small number or amount;
"only a handful of responses were received"
- the quantity that can be held in the hand
组词搭配
形容词+~- mere〔small〕 handful极少数
~+介词- a handful of rice一把米
- a handful of students少数学生
- a handful of warmongers一小撮战争贩子
例句
用作名词(n.)- He dipped into the bag and brought out a handful of sample wheat.他把手伸进袋里,取出一把小麦样品。
- All the trouble is being caused by a handful of malcontents.这些是非都是由一小撮不满分子搬弄的。
- We invited twenty people, but only a handful of them came.我们邀请了20 个人,但只来了寥寥数人。