| 释义 |
pitcherful|ˈpɪtʃəfʊl|
[f. pitcher1 + -ful]
The quantity that fills a pitcher.
1693Evelyn De la Quint. Compl. Gard. II. 163 Artichokes growing in light Grounds, have need of a Pitcher full or two of Water, for each Plant. 1826Scott Diary 14 June in Lockhart, You stand like a child going to be bathed, shivering and shaking till the first pitcherful is flung about your ears. 1894G. Robson Jamaica Mission 86 Wandering for miles in search of a pitcherful [of water]. |