mouthful

英 [ˈmaʊθfʊl]

美 [ˈmaʊθfʊl]

n.  一口，一满口(的量); 又长又拗口的词(或短语)

复数：mouthfuls　

高考CET4CET6

Collins.1 / BNC.9085 / COCA.13176

习惯用语

n.

give sb a mouthful
• 对某人恶言恶语；大骂某人
  to speak angrily to sb, perhaps swearing at them
say a mouthful
• 言简意赅；说到点子上
  to say sth important using only a few words

牛津词典

noun

• 一口，一满口（的量）
  an amount of food or drink that you put in your mouth at one time
  1. She took a mouthful of water.
     她喝了一大口水。
• 又长又拗口的词（或短语）
  a word or a phrase that is long and complicated or difficult to pronounce

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (饮料或食物)一口之量
  Amouthful ofdrink or food is the amount that you put or have in your mouth.
  1. She gulped down a mouthful of coffee...
     她咽下一大口咖啡。
  2. Chew each mouthful fully before the next bite.
     将每一口充分咀嚼后，再吃下一口。
• N-SING 冗长而拗口的词（或短语）;难读的词（或短语）
  If you describe a long word or phrase asa mouthful, you mean that it is difficult to say.
  1. It's called the Pan-Carib-bean Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Project, which is quite a mouthful.
     它被称为 the Pan-Caribbean Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Project（泛加勒比备灾防灾项目），名称相当冗长拗口。

英英释义

noun

• a small amount eaten or drunk
  1. take a taste--you'll like it
  Synonym:taste
• the quantity that can be held in the mouth

双语例句

• Finally she took a mouthful.
  但最后，她喝了一口。
• I took only a mouthful of food and then left.
  我只吃了一口饭就离开了。
• It seems difficult for him to swallow a mouthful of bread up.
  对他来说吞下一口面包似乎很困难。
• He chewed a mouthful of meat.
  他咀嚼着满口的肉。
• He took a mouthful of neat whisky, and coughed.
  他喝了一口纯威士忌，咳嗽了起来。
• When dog bites dog, each gets a mouthful of fur--usually indicating unjustifiable disputes.
  狗咬狗，两嘴毛。
• He only ate a few mouthful, then he said he couldn't eat any more.
  他只吃了几口，便说他再也吃不下了。
• I think this is iced tea, until I drank a mouthful.
  我认为这是冰茶，直到我喝了一口。
• He swallowed a mouthful of soup.
  他咽（燕）了口汤。
• She swallowed a mouthful of the hot strong brew, and wiped her eyes.
  她喝了一口热浓茶，又擦了擦眼睛。