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mouthful

美音:[´mauθ´fu:l ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.一口,满口

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mouthful


/-fʊl; -,ful/
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!

mouthful


n[C]
an amount of food or drink that you put into your mouth at one time
 Michael told his story between mouthfuls.
mouthful of
 Betty drank a mouthful of beer.
 He took a mouthful of his pudding.
(a bit of) a mouthfulinformal
a long word or phrase that is difficult to say
 Her real name is a bit of a mouthful, so we just call her Dee.
give sb a mouthful
informal especially BrE to speak angrily to someone, often swearing at them
say a mouthful
AmE informal to say a lot of true and important things about something in a few words
1. But hardly had he eaten the last mouthful when he was back in his study again.
    但几乎等不及吃完最后一口,就又回到了他的书房。

2. He has a mouthful of good teeth.
    他有一口好牙齿。

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