handful
柯林斯詞典
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，然后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. 難管的人 (尤指小孩)[非正式]
Zara can be a handful sometimes. 扎拉有時會很難管教。
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handful /?h?ndf?l/ (handfuls)
劍橋詞典
- The coffee machine suddenly ejected a handful of coins .
- I use two handfuls of pasta per person .
- Add a large handful of chopped herbs .
- 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 (AMOUNT)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)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 . 他從口袋里掏出一把硬幣。
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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. 她請了很多朋友參加她的聚會，但只有少數(shù)幾個到場。
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handful noun (DIFFICULT PERSON)
[ 單數(shù)名詞 ]a person , often a child , who is difficult to control
難對付的人（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，但小兒子有點難管。 返回 handful