handfuls

['hændful]

[ handfuls ]

n.一把, 少数, 难控制的人,棘手之事

例句与用法:

All the trouble is being caused by a handful of malcontents.

这些是非都是由一小撮不满分子搬弄的。

He dipped into the bag and brought out a handful of sample wheat.

他把手伸进袋里,取出一把小麦样品。

He picked up a handful of gravel and drew back his arm to throw. "Stop it, Peter, " Lucy called. "What do you think you are doing? For shame, leave them alone."

他抓起一把石子,扬起胳膊就要扔。“住手,彼得。”露西叫道:“你为什么要这样?真丢脸,把石子放下。”

We invited twenty people, but only a handful of them came.

我们邀请了20 个人,但只来了寥寥数人。

That child is quite a handful.

那孩子很难管教。

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