释义 |
thimblefulthim‧ble‧ful /ˈθɪmbəlfʊl/ noun [countable + of] - A thimbleful of water, sir? he asked the ant.
- A lot of tax money had gone for a thimbleful of water.
- Early attacks of stage fright were cured by a thimbleful of Courvoisier.
- I don't know what the great lady is on but I'd sell my Equity Card for a thimbleful.
- Scented by infusion with wild tarragon, like no other sorbet I have ever tasted, a mere thimbleful did the trick.
informal a very small quantity of liquid |