| 单词 | handful |
| 释义 | handful (once / 379 pages) n A handful is just a little of something, or the amount you can hold in your hand. It can be a literal handful, like a handful of popcorn, or it can mean just a few, like a handful of trucks. You might find yourself eating handfuls of raspberries when you're supposed to be picking them to make jam. Another meaning of handful is "just a few," as in "There are only a handful of dogs at the dog park this morning." And a third way to use this word is to mean "incredibly difficult to handle." If your mom says, "You were a handful when you were a toddler," she means you were not easy. WORD FAMILYhandful: handfuls+/forehand: forehandedly, forehands/hand: forehand, handed, handful, handing, handless, hands, overhand, overhanded, underhand, underhanded, unhand/handed: forehanded, handeder, handedest, handedly, handedness/underhand: underhandedly/unhand: unhanded, unhands USAGE EXAMPLESA handful of other states’ petitions reached the U.S. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) So far, the technology is being built into just a few miles of highway in a handful of states, even as smartcars hit the roads. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) He showered a handful of businesses with favors such as tax benefits, cheap electricity, a buy-Korea policy and the suppression of organized labor. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the quantity that can be held in the hand Syn|Hyper fistful containerful the quantity that a container will hold 2n a small number or amount only a handful of responses were received Syn|Hyper smattering small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
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