中英互译
handful
英 /ˈhændfʊl/美 /ˈhændfʊl/
基本释义
- n.一把;少数,少量; 难以控制的人(或事物)
复数handfuls或handsful
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词语例句
一把cn.
六级She scooped up a handful of sand and let it trickle through her fingers.
她抓了一把沙子,然后让它们从指缝间慢慢漏掉。
Retail prices for a handful of tomatoes at local markets have risen from $0.50 to $2.50.
一袋西红柿在当地市场上的零售价从0.5美元涨到了2.5美元。
少数,少量cn. (常sing.)
六级四级He surveyed the handful of customers at the bar.
他打量着吧台边仅有的几位顾客。
Here's a handful of ways that will set you in the right direction.
这里有一些方法可以帮你找到正确的方向。
In 1993, few corporations had a web page, and only a handful allowed one to order products or services online.
1993年,很少有公司有自己的网页,只有少数公司为用户提供了在线订购产品的选择或线上服务。
难以控制的人(或事物)cn. (常sing.)
Zara can be a handful sometimes.
扎拉有时会很难管教。
- A handful of onlookers stand in the field watching.少数旁观者站在场地里观看。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Only a handful had returned to work in the immediate vicinity.只有少数几个人回到附近地区工作。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Only a handful of people came.只有少数几个人来了。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- a handful of一把;少量的;一小部分
- a handful of people少数的人;少量的几个人
- a handful of少量的;一小撮;一把
- A Handful of Love一屋两家三姓人
- A Handful of Dust一掬尘土;窗外有情天;孽恋红杏;一把尘土
- a handful of people少数的人;少量的几个人;少数人;一群人
- A Handful of Clay一撮黏土;一捧泥土;一撮泥土
同义词
n.
少数;一把;棘手事
英英释义
- n.a small number or amount
- n.the quantity that can be held in the hand
- n.a small number of people or things
少数(人或物)- Only a handful of people knew his secret.只有少数人知道他的秘密。
- n.the amount of something that you can hold in your hand
一把(的量)- She threw a handful of sand into the water.她把一把沙子扔进了水里。
词源
- handful来自中世纪英语, 来自古英语handful("handful"), 来自原始日耳曼语*handfullą, *handfullō, *handfulljô("handful"), 来自原始日耳曼语*handuz("hand"), *fullaz("full"), 等价于hand + full. 同源于沙特弗里西语Hondful("handful"), 西弗里斯语hânfol("handful"), 荷兰语handvol("handful"), 丹麦语håndfuld("handful"), 瑞典语handfull("handful"), 冰岛语handfylli("handful").
- handfulFrom Middle English, from Old English handful (“handful”), from Proto-Germanic *handfullą, *handfullō, *handfulljô (“handful”), from Proto-Germanic *handuz (“hand”), *fullaz (“full”), equivalent to hand + full (“fullness, plenty”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hondful (“handful”), West Frisian hânfol (“handful”), Dutch handvol (“handful”), Danish håndfuld (“handful”), Swedish handfull (“handful”), Icelandic handfylli (“handful”).