handful

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

Translation

adj. 一把少數
Word Forms
複數handfuls

Phrases & Collocations

a handful of

一把

small handful

少量

grab a handful

抓一把

just a handful

僅有少量

handful of people

少數人

handful of sand

一把沙子

large handful

大把

handful of nuts

一把堅果

Example Sentences

a handful of loose change.

一把零碎硬幣。

only a handful of people on the street.

只有少數幾個人在街上

a small handful of fresh coriander.

一小把新鮮芫荽。

controlled ultimately by a handful of firms.

最終被少數幾家公司控制。

only a handful are hard enough to join the SAS.

只有屈指可數的幾個夠堅強的人可以加入英國特種航空隊。

he pinched a handful of sweets.

他偷了一把糖果。

he shook out a handful of painkillers.

他搖出一把止痛片。

scoop up a handful of jelly beans.

掏出一把軟糖

shafts of wood flighted with a handful of feathers.

裝有一撮羽毛的木杆箭。

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

不過幾個英鎊再加一點兒零錢。

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

一把好日子勝過一蒲式耳的學問。

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

那條路那麼窄,幾個人可能就守得住。

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

"我們邀請了十幾家公司,但只來了少數幾個。"

We invited 30 people, but only a handful came.

我們邀請了30人, 但是隻到了幾個人。

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

你把一團雪捏緊,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.

不過到了蕪湖的天主教堂我才知道在這個城市裏還有一小批人信教。

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

"老闆一到,祕書就交給他一疊信。"

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

湯姆抓起一把雪往妹妹的衣領裏塞。

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:「這事彆着急,你得先把我清洗乾淨。」魔鬼心裏窩着火,極不情願地打來水,給熊皮人洗乾淨,理了發,剪了指甲。

Real-world Examples

Just grab a handful. Don't be shy.

用力一把抓就行 別害羞。

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

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

人們不說一種全球通用的語言,甚至即使是幾種也不可能。

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

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

爲了實現這一目標,計劃從國外聘請一些英文老師。

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

Can you identify a handful of them?

你能認出其中的一小部分嗎?

Source: Gourmet Base

These Meeseeks, huh? Kind of a handful.

這些使命必達先生 可真棘手啊。

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

Well, the university only takes a handful.

大學的錄取名額非常少。

Source: Interstellar Original Soundtrack

He took a handful of candy and laughed.

他抓了一把糖還跟我怪笑。

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Presently, Google runs a handful of offices across London.

目前,谷歌在倫敦有多個辦事處。

Source: Working at Google

Now you going to get a handful of bees.

現在你會得到一把蜜蜂。

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2022 Collection

A handful of unarmed citizens provided protection.

少數沒有配備武器的市民爲他提供了保護。

Source: NPR News December 2018 Compilation

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