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

单词	handful
释义	hand·ful noun also hand·full \ˈhan(d)ˌfu̇l, ˈhaan-\ (plural hand·fuls \-n(d)ˌfu̇lz\ ; or hands·ful \-n(d)zˌfu̇l\) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English handfull, from hand hand + full full — more at hand, full 1. : as much or as many as the hand will grasp or contain < the child grabbed a handful of jelly beans > 2. : a small quantity or number < only a handful of people have ever seen that great high region — London Calling > < bought for liquor and a handful of pin money the huge tracts near the present Twin Cities — American Guide Series: Minnesota > < this figure had shrunk to only a handful — Walter Sullivan > < only a few of our people are killers; only a handful would take a man's life so greedily — Lillian Smith > 3. : as much as one can control or manage using all one's effort < the rearing of the children and the keeping of the house proved to be a handful for one of her frail constitution > < a snake as savage as this one would be a handful — W.L.Gresham >
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