Mouthful
[ 'maʊθ'fʊl ]
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n. 一口;满口;<俚>适当[不适当]的批评[暗示];
💡 词根助记
mouth嘴巴+ful名词后缀，表充满时的量→一口
📝 例句
He bolted down a few mouthful of food and hurried back to the workshop.
他匆匆忙忙吃了几口东西, 又回车间去了。
He scooped up some water with his hands and took a big mouthful.
他捧起水来喝了一大口。
He drank another mouthful of gin.
他又喝了一口杜松子酒。
Hardly had the King eaten a mouthful when he burst out laughing.
国王还没有吃上一口，忽然大笑起来。
He chewed a mouthful of meat but it was too much to swallow.
他咀嚼了满满一嘴肉,但是多得咽不下去。
🌱 联想助记
【记】mouth-口,ful-full充满的:口被塞满了就是满口(一口)
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
mouthful
n
1 [C] as much as can easily be put into the mouth at one time 一口（的量）
eat a few mouthfuls of food 吃几口食物
swallow sth in a/one mouthful 一口吞下某物.
2 [sing] (infml joc 口, 谑) word or phrase that is too long or difficult to pronounce 长或拗口的词语
Timothy Thistlethwaite? That's a bit of a mouthful! 蒂莫西?西斯尔思韦特? 真有点绕嘴!
🔁 扩展释义
*['mauθful]n. 一口, 满口相关词组: swallow sth at a mouthful
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That's not true. I don't want to argue about it any more. Anyhow, I'll see you next week.
不是这样的。我不想为这件事再和你争吵。无论如何，我下星期会见你的。
I think I'm in a difficult position.
我想我现在的处境困难。
He set out to discover whether the wagging dance showed direction.
他开始着手找出摇摆舞是否表示方向。