Handful
[ 'hænd,fʊl ]
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n. 少数，少量;一把（的量）;难以控制的人（或动物）;棘手事;
💡 词根助记
hand手+ful名词后缀，表充满时的量→一把
📝 例句
We invited 130 people, but only a handful came.
我们邀请了一百三十人,但只来了少数人。
I drew a handful of coins from my pocket.
我从口袋里摸出一把硬币。
The handful of them often went on a bust together.
他们那一伙人经常到一起狂欢闹饮。
Field Museum is one of a handful of the world's great natural history museums.
费尔德博物馆是世界上屈指可数的一个大型自然历史博物馆。
That young lad is quite a handful, ie is lively and troublesome.
那个小伙子真难管束（活泼而淘气）.
🌱 联想助记
【记】hand-手,full-满的:手里满满的一把
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
handful
n
(pl -fuls)
1 [C] ~ (of sth) as much or as many as can be held in one hand 一把
pick up a handful of sand 抓起一把沙子.
2 [sing] ~ (of sb/sth) small number 少数; 少量
a handful of people 少数几个人.
3 a handful [sing]
(infml 口) person or animal that is difficult to control 难控制的人或动物
That young lad is quite a handful, ie is lively and troublesome. 那个小伙子真难管束（活泼而淘气）.
🎯 考研助记
构词：hand+ful形容词后缀：手里捧着一把米。
🔁 扩展释义
*['hændful]n. 少数, 一把, 棘手事
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It was also thought that by removing their main supply of food, the Native Americans would be forced to give in.
当时还有人认为，断掉了主要的食物来源，土著人就会被迫屈服。
This in turn had an effect on the food supply for wolves.
这样又影响了狼的食物供应。
When everyone had taken his/her place, the lawyer spoke as follows.
当大家都入座以后，律师作了如下的发言