Handful
[ 'hænd,fʊl ]
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n. 少数，少量;一把（的量）;难以控制的人（或动物）;棘手事;
💡 词根助记
hand手+ful名词后缀，表充满时的量→一把
📝 例句
We invited 130 people, but only a handful came.
我们邀请了一百三十人,但只来了少数人。
I drew a handful of coins from my pocket.
我从口袋里摸出一把硬币。
The handful of them often went on a bust together.
他们那一伙人经常到一起狂欢闹饮。
Field Museum is one of a handful of the world's great natural history museums.
费尔德博物馆是世界上屈指可数的一个大型自然历史博物馆。
That young lad is quite a handful, ie is lively and troublesome.
那个小伙子真难管束（活泼而淘气）.
🌱 联想助记
【记】hand-手,full-满的:手里满满的一把
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🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
handful
n
(pl -fuls)
1 [C] ~ (of sth) as much or as many as can be held in one hand 一把
pick up a handful of sand 抓起一把沙子.
2 [sing] ~ (of sb/sth) small number 少数; 少量
a handful of people 少数几个人.
3 a handful [sing]
(infml 口) person or animal that is difficult to control 难控制的人或动物
That young lad is quite a handful, ie is lively and troublesome. 那个小伙子真难管束（活泼而淘气）.
🎯 考研助记
构词：hand+ful形容词后缀：手里捧着一把米。
🔁 扩展释义
*['hændful]n. 少数, 一把, 棘手事
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It is useless trying to argue with Shylock.
跟夏洛克讲理是没有用的。
There had been fuel on the ship, but this did not appear to have caused the fire, and little smoke was produced.
很显然，船舱里已经发生了一场烈火，但是船舱内壁却完好无损。船上存放着汽油，但火灾似乎不是它引起的，因为没有冒出什么烟来。
All the Indins over the age of 8 had to carry their permits at all times.
所有8岁以上的印度人无论什么时候都得携带许可证。