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handful

/ˈhændfʊl/ /ˈhændfʊl/
  • 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

  1. 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。

  2. 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。

  3. 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。

  1. 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》
  2. 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》
  3. 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
    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
  1. 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。
  2. 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").
  • handful
    From 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”).