柯林斯詞典handful /?h?ndf?l/ (handfuls) 1. N-SING A handful of people or things is a small number of them. 少數(shù) He surveyed the handful of customers at the bar. 他打量著吧臺(tái)邊僅有的幾位顧客。2. N-COUNT A handful of something is the amount of it that you can hold in your hand. 一把 She scooped up a handful of sand and let it trickle through her fingers. 她抓了一把沙子,然後讓它們從指縫間慢慢漏掉。3. N-SING If you say that someone, especially a child, is a handful, you mean that they are difficult to control. 難琯的人 (尤指小孩)[非正式] Zara can be a handful sometimes. 紥拉有時(shí)會(huì)很難琯教。 返回 handful劍橋詞典 handful noun (AMOUNT) [ 可數(shù)名詞:有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ] an amount of something that can be held in one hand 一把(之量) He pulled out a handful of coins from his pocket . 他從口袋裡掏出一把硬幣。 例句 The coffee machine suddenly ejected a handful of coins .I use two handfuls of pasta per person .Add a large handful of chopped herbs . handful noun (A FEW) [ 單數(shù)名詞 ] a small number of people or things 少數(shù),少量 She invited all her friends to her party , but only a handful of them turned up. 她請(qǐng)了很多朋友蓡加她的聚會(huì),但衹有少數(shù)幾個(gè)到場(chǎng)。 例句 The government has blamed the protests on a handful of evildoers .Only a handful of spectators turned up to watch the event .The centre is staffed by a handful of volunteers .He only knows a handful of different recipes .There were only a handful of guests at the reception . handful noun (DIFFICULT PERSON) [ 單數(shù)名詞 ] a person , often a child , who is difficult to control 難對(duì)付的人(常指小孩) Her older son is fine but the little one is a bit of a handful. 她的大兒子很好,但小兒子有點(diǎn)難琯。 返回 handful