handful
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/ˈhændfʊl/
🇬🇧
/ˈhændfʊl/
noun
C1
an amount that fits in one hand
She took a handful of nuts from the bowl.
她从碗里抓了一把坚果。
C1
a small number of people or things
Only a handful of students passed the difficult test.
只有少数学生通过了这次困难的考试。
R
someone or something hard to control
The energetic puppy is a real handful for its owner.
这只精力充沛的小狗让主人很难应付。
translation
一把, 少数, 难控制的人
词形变化
Plural
handfuls