英语词汇“handful”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

handful

(hændfʊl )

Word forms: handfuls

1. singular noun

A handful of people or things is a small number of them.

He surveyed the handful of customers at the bar. [+ of]

One spring morning a handful of potential investors assembled in Quincy.

2. countable noun

A handful of something is the amount of it that you can hold in your hand.

She scooped up a handful of sand and let it trickle through her fingers. [+ of]

3. singular noun

If you say that someone, especially a child, is a handful, you mean that they are difficult to control. [informal]

Zara can be a handful sometimes.

Synonyms: nuisance, bother, pest, pain in the neck [informal]

Collocations:

mere handful

My conversation dwindled to a mere handful of topics.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

The government spent thousands of pounds promoting the scheme and I understand a mere handful of people took advantage of it.

Times, Sunday Times (2007)

And of the scores of workshops, women led a mere handful.

Christianity Today (2000)

tiny handful

She was then one of a tiny handful of women who dared to pursue their right to education in the shadow of the First World War.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

Of the thousands tested that day, only a tiny handful were found wanting.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

A tiny handful of fans may be letting her down.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

Translations:

Chinese: 少数

Japanese: 少数の

单词	handful
释义	handful (hændfʊl ) Word forms: handfuls 1. singular noun A handful of people or things is a small number of them. He surveyed the handful of customers at the bar. [+ of] One spring morning a handful of potential investors assembled in Quincy. 2. countable noun A handful of something is the amount of it that you can hold in your hand. She scooped up a handful of sand and let it trickle through her fingers. [+ of] 3. singular noun If you say that someone, especially a child, is a handful, you mean that they are difficult to control. [informal] Zara can be a handful sometimes. Synonyms: nuisance, bother, pest, pain in the neck [informal] Collocations: mere handful My conversation dwindled to a mere handful of topics. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The government spent thousands of pounds promoting the scheme and I understand a mere handful of people took advantage of it. Times, Sunday Times (2007) And of the scores of workshops, women led a mere handful. Christianity Today (2000) tiny handful She was then one of a tiny handful of women who dared to pursue their right to education in the shadow of the First World War. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Of the thousands tested that day, only a tiny handful were found wanting. Times, Sunday Times (2010) A tiny handful of fans may be letting her down. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Translations: Chinese: 少数 Japanese: 少数の
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