mouthfuls

英 [ˈmaʊθfʊlz]

美 [ˈmaʊθˌfʊlz]

n.  一口，一满口(的量); 又长又拗口的词(或短语)
mouthful的复数

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。

双语例句

• As they tore their bread apart in big mouthfuls, they blocked up the shop of the baker, who, now that they had paid their money, looked angrily at them.
  他们大口咬着面包往下咽，现在钱已收过了，面包师傅见他们仍挤在他的铺子里，便显得有些不耐烦。
• Thirsty, drink a few mouthfuls of springs, sweet Toru bottom of my heart.
  渴了，喝上几口清泉，甜彻心底。
• After eating a few mouthfuls, put down your knife and fork and just take a break.
  当满口吃过几次食物后，记得放下刀叉休息一下。
• Attendants promptly brought him a longan decoction and after sipping a couple of mouthfuls he got up to adjust his clothes. Red dates and longan tea helps to improve blood circulation and restore body balance.
  “众人忙端上桂圆汤来，呷了两口，遂起身整衣.”桂圆红枣茶有改善血液循环、安定精神之功效。
• I was too hot and tired to eat more than a few mouthfuls
  我又热又累，只吃了几口就吃不下了。
• She spooned out a few mouthfuls of rice into each of the plates.
  她给每个盘子盛上几口饭。
• We bolted a few mouthfuls of food and hurried on.
  我们匆匆地吞下几口食物，就赶着继续前进。
• If you see them eat because they are hungry, if the heavy labors, the hungry will eat a few mouthfuls of the panic.
  如果看到他们吃食物，是因为他们饥饿，如果在繁重的劳作之后，不吃几口会饿的慌的。
• He pushed a few mouthfuls of rice into his mouth and ran out.
  他扒拉了两口饭就跑出去了。
• The horse was tearing up delicious mouthfuls of new grass.
  那匹马大口大口地撕咬着新鲜的草。