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handful

['handful]

n.一把, 少數, <非>難控制的人,棘手之事

例句與用法：

All the trouble is being caused by a handful of malcontents.

這些是非都是由一小撮不滿分子搬弄的。

He dipped into the bag and brought out a handful of sample wheat.

他把手伸進袋裡，取出一把小麥樣品。

He picked up a handful of gravel and drew back his arm to throw. "Stop it, Peter, " Lucy called. "What do you think you are doing? For shame, leave them alone."

他抓起一把石子，揚起胳膊就要扔。「住手，彼得。」露西叫道：「你為什麼要這樣？真丟臉，把石子放下。」

We invited twenty people, but only a handful of them came.

我們邀請了20 個人，但只來了寥寥數人。

That child is quite a handful.

那孩子很難管教。

詞形變化：

名詞複數: handfuls |

英文解釋:

名詞 handful:

a small number or amount

同義詞：smattering

the quantity that can be held in the hand

同義詞：fistful

以上來源於大辭典