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　

高考CET4CET6考研TOEFL

Collins.2 / BNC.4262 / COCA.3109

牛津词典

noun

• 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
• 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。
• 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

• N-SING 几个;少数
  Ahandful ofpeople 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。
• N-COUNT 一把
  Ahandful ofsomething 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。
• N-SING 难管的人（尤指孩子）
  If you say that someone, especially a child, is ahandful, you mean that they are difficult to control.
  1. Zara can be a handful sometimes.
     扎拉有时很难管教。

英英释义

noun

• the quantity that can be held in the hand
  Synonym:fistful
• a small number or amount
  1. only a handful of responses were received
  Synonym:smattering

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