handful

[US]/ˈhændfʊl/
[UK]/ˈhændfʊl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 一把少数
Word Forms
复数handfuls

Phrases & Collocations

a handful of

一把

small handful

少量

grab a handful

抓一把

just a handful

仅有少量

handful of people

少数人

handful of sand

一把沙子

large handful

大把

handful of nuts

一把坚果

Example Sentences

a handful of loose change.

一把零碎硬币。

only a handful of people on the street.

只有少数几个人在街上

a small handful of fresh coriander.

一小把新鲜芫荽。

controlled ultimately by a handful of firms.

最终被少数几家公司控制。

only a handful are hard enough to join the SAS.

只有屈指可数的几个够坚强的人可以加入英国特种航空队。

he pinched a handful of sweets.

他偷了一把糖果。

he shook out a handful of painkillers.

他摇出一把止痛片。

scoop up a handful of jelly beans.

掏出一把软糖

shafts of wood flighted with a handful of feathers.

装有一撮羽毛的木杆箭。

little more than a few pounds and a handful of shrapnel.

不过几个英镑再加一点儿零钱。

A handful of good life is better than a bushel of learning.

一把好日子胜过一蒲式耳的学问。

the road was so strait that a handful of men might have defended it.

那条路那么窄,几个人可能就守得住。

"They invited a dozen companies, but only a handful of them came."

"我们邀请了十几家公司,但只来了少数几个。"

We invited 30 people, but only a handful came.

我们邀请了30人, 但是只到了几个人。

When you squeeze a handful of snow, the flakes cohere to make a snowball.

你把一团雪捏紧,雪就黏合成雪球。

But today I found that in Wuhu there are still a handful of people who still firmly believe in Christianity in this unreligious nation.

不过到了芜湖的天主教堂我才知道在这个城市里还有一小批人信教。

"When the employer arrived, the secretary handed him a handful of letters."

"老板一到,秘书就交给他一叠信。"

Tom grabbed up a handful of snow and shoved it down his sister's collar.

汤姆抓起一把雪往妹妹的衣领里塞。

However, when Bearskin reached into his pocket and pulled out a handful of ducats, the innkeeper softened and gave him a room in an outbuilding.

熊皮人不慌不忙地答道:「这事别着急,你得先把我清洗乾净。」魔鬼心里窝着火,极不情愿地打来水,给熊皮人洗乾净,理了发,剪了指甲。

Real-world Examples

Just grab a handful. Don't be shy.

用力一把抓就行 别害羞。

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

People don't speak one universal language or even a handful.

人们不说一种全球通用的语言,甚至即使是几种也不可能。

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

To do this, it plans on hiring a handful of English language teachers from abroad.

为了实现这一目标,计划从国外聘请一些英文老师。

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

Can you identify a handful of them?

你能认出其中的一小部分吗?

Source: Gourmet Base

These Meeseeks, huh? Kind of a handful.

这些使命必达先生 可真棘手啊。

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

Well, the university only takes a handful.

大学的录取名额非常少。

Source: Interstellar Original Soundtrack

He took a handful of candy and laughed.

他抓了一把糖还跟我怪笑。

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Presently, Google runs a handful of offices across London.

目前,谷歌在伦敦有多个办事处。

Source: Working at Google

Now you going to get a handful of bees.

现在你会得到一把蜜蜂。

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2022 Collection

A handful of unarmed citizens provided protection.

少数没有配备武器的市民为他提供了保护。

Source: NPR News December 2018 Compilation

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