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音标发音

英式音标 ['hæn(d)fʊl; -f(ə)l]
美式音标 [ˈhændˌfʊl]
国际音标 ['hændful]
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基本解释

n.一把；少数；难控制的人；棘手之事

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英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

She brought a handful of rice out of the bag and showed it to me.
她从袋子里掏出一把米让我看。

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词组短语

用作名词 (n.)

形容词+～

mere 〔small〕 handful 极少数

～+介词

a handful of rice 一把米
a handful of students 少数学生
a handful of warmongers 一小撮战争贩子

短语

handful of 少数
mighty handful 五人团
a handful 一小撮;一把;少量;极少数

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

(AMOUNT) an amount of something that can be held in one hand
(A FEW) a small number of people or things
(DIFFICULT PERSON) a person, often a child, who is difficult to control

柯林斯英英字典

A handful of people or things is a small number of them.
A handful of something is the amount of it that you can hold in your hand.
If you say that someone, especially a child, is a handful, you mean that they are difficult to control.