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单词 armful
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Definition of armful in English:

armful

noun ˈɑːmfʊlˈɑrmfʊl
  • 1As much as a person can hold in both arms.

    a shop assistant scuttled into the changing rooms with an armful of clothes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She suddenly rose and withdrew from a corner an armful of scrolls.
    • It's better to show up with an armful of sunflowers.
    • Carrying an unwieldy armful of packages, she turns around at the sound of her name.
    • Another staffer wanders across the floor with an armful of cardboard signs, haphazardly handing them out to delegates.
    • The manager is appealing for coffee drinkers to help identify a teenager who helped himself to an armful of t-shirts without paying.
    • I have already returned for a second facial and left with an armful of products.
    • She came out of her cottage, carrying an armful of quilts.
    • Just remember this the next time you stroll down the street innocently swinging an armful of shopping.
    • The student who chatted with me wore Ray-Bans and carried an armful of computer disks.
    • Included in this armful are about 150 stunning Gerber daisies.
    1. 1.1often armfuls A large quantity.
      most of us will end up with armfuls of stuff we do not need
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It became last year's most decorated film after winning an armful of Australian Film Institute awards.
      • Even those stalwarts who have remained single for half a lifetime will be carrying armfuls of ingrained habits and cherished routines.
      • I received an armful of email from other PC users who have found that modern 3.5 inch floppy disks are just rubbish.
      • This movie is an armful of horror ambience wrapped around a toothpick plot.
      • Inside was an Xbox, complete with an armful of games.
      • His presence here can be evinced in a handful of amusing gag bits, and an armful of the unamusing kind.
      • We both came along with an armful of grievances about the other.
      • If any pop star has ever presented a picture of genuine humility, it was she, with her armful of Grammys.
      • He's worked through an armful of issues in the Pentagon, and he's helped welcome home troops in Minnesota.
      • He returned from the championships with an armful of medals.
 
 

Definition of armful in US English:

armful

nounˈɑrmfʊlˈärmfo͝ol
  • 1As much as a person can hold in both arms.

    she rushed into the dressing room with an armful of clothes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The manager is appealing for coffee drinkers to help identify a teenager who helped himself to an armful of t-shirts without paying.
    • Another staffer wanders across the floor with an armful of cardboard signs, haphazardly handing them out to delegates.
    • It's better to show up with an armful of sunflowers.
    • Just remember this the next time you stroll down the street innocently swinging an armful of shopping.
    • I have already returned for a second facial and left with an armful of products.
    • Included in this armful are about 150 stunning Gerber daisies.
    • She suddenly rose and withdrew from a corner an armful of scrolls.
    • The student who chatted with me wore Ray-Bans and carried an armful of computer disks.
    • She came out of her cottage, carrying an armful of quilts.
    • Carrying an unwieldy armful of packages, she turns around at the sound of her name.
    1. 1.1often armfuls A large quantity.
      most of us will end up with armfuls of stuff we do not need
      Example sentencesExamples
      • His presence here can be evinced in a handful of amusing gag bits, and an armful of the unamusing kind.
      • I received an armful of email from other PC users who have found that modern 3.5 inch floppy disks are just rubbish.
      • He's worked through an armful of issues in the Pentagon, and he's helped welcome home troops in Minnesota.
      • It became last year's most decorated film after winning an armful of Australian Film Institute awards.
      • Inside was an Xbox, complete with an armful of games.
      • This movie is an armful of horror ambience wrapped around a toothpick plot.
      • We both came along with an armful of grievances about the other.
      • Even those stalwarts who have remained single for half a lifetime will be carrying armfuls of ingrained habits and cherished routines.
      • If any pop star has ever presented a picture of genuine humility, it was she, with her armful of Grammys.
      • He returned from the championships with an armful of medals.
 
 
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