单词	handful
释义	handfulhand‧ful /ˈhændfʊl/ ●●○ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES They played a handful of tunes from their new album. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As for Jimmy, he chooses from a handful of set comments, so he hasn't a great deal to say. Gradually, the number of individual objectors prepared to enter the fray began to expand outside the initial handful. Looking down where the water of the canal licked the rocks, I saw a handful of date pits. Prior to 1986 only a small handful of networks existed within the research and education community. She had three more falls before she and a handful of other players started stick and balling. Sports Illustrated for Kids asked a handful of athletes whether they had invented anything when they were kids. The new book is by a man who's already written a handful of best-sellers, most of them about moles. The trial is the first of a handful of high-profile cases expected within the next few months. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora small number of people or things► a few a small number of people, things, places etc: · Most of the trees were destroyed by the fire, but a few survived.a few people/days/things etc: · She's gone to stay with her father for a few days.· Can I borrow a few dollars until I get paid?· I invited a few friends around on Saturday night.a few of (=a small number from a larger group): · Sean left the gate open and a few of the cows got out. ► a small number formal a few people, things, places etc, especially when they are part of a much bigger number: · Hundreds of people begin the training programme, but only a small number complete it successfully.a small number of: · Only a small number of people still speak Gaelic.· The new system is being tested in a small number of schools.· A relatively small number of industrially advanced countries control the world economy. ► not many a smaller number than you expected or wanted: · "Were there many people at the show?" "No, not many."not many people/places etc: · There weren't many people at the party, but we still had a good time.· Not many restaurants stay open after midnight.not many of: · I think I'm quite a good cook but not many of my friends agree with me. ► one or two spoken a small number of people or things: · "Do you have any Bob Dylan albums?" "Yes, one or two."one or two people/places/questions etc: · We've had one or two problems with the car but nothing serious.· There are one or two things I'd like to ask you about.one or two of: · I only know the names of one or two of the new students. ► a couple especially spoken two, or a small number: · "How many drinks did you have?" "Just a couple."a couple of: · A couple of kids were playing in the street.· I saw her a couple of days ago. ► a handful a very small number of people or things, especially when this number is disappointing or surprising: · We offer a gym for our employees but only a handful ever use it.a handful of: · Only a handful of artists in Britain can make a living from painting.· A handful of people stayed after the concert to help clear the chairs away. ► a minority a small group of people or things from within a larger group, usually forming much less than half of the larger group: a minority of: · Only a minority of union members voted in favour of continuing the strike.a small/tiny etc minority: · Joyce is among the tiny minority of arthritis sufferers who experience these symptoms.· Every year more than three hundred students enter this program but only a small minority will go on to become lawyers. ► sparse if something is sparse , there are only very small amounts of it, especially spread over a large area: · sparse traffic· Trees are sparse in this part of the world because of the continuous wind that blows across the plains. WORD SETS► Measurement acre, nounacreage, nounavoirdupois, nounbaker's dozen, nounbalance, nounbarometer, nounbaseline, nounbasin, nounbaud rate, nounbearing, nounbecquerel, nounblack box, nounboiling point, nounbottle, nounbox, nouncalculator, nouncalibrate, verbcalibration, nouncc, centi-, prefixcentimetre, nouncircumference, nouncl, clock, verbcm, cu, cubic, adjectivecubit, nouncup, nouncupful, nouncwt, daylight saving time, noundeci-, prefixdecibel, noundecimalization, noundeflection, noundegree, noundensity, noundepth, noundimension, noundipstick, noundisplacement, noundoz., noundozen, numberelevation, nounfactor, nounfathom, nounfl oz, fluid ounce, nounfoot, nounft, g, gage, noungal, gallon, noungauge, noungauge, verbGB, Geiger counter, noungigabyte, noungill, noungirth, noungm, graduated, adjectivegraduation, noungrain, noungram, noungramme, noungrid, noungross, adjectivehandful, nounhectare, nounhertz, nounhigh, adjectivehundredweight, nounimpedance, nounimperial, adjectiveinch, nounindicator, nouninstrument, nounjoule, nounkarat, nounkg, kilo, nounkilo-, prefixkilogram, nounkilometre, nounkm, knot, nounl, latitude, nounlb, league, nounlength, nounlight year, nounliter, nounlitre, nounlow water mark, nounmax, nounmaximum, adjectivemean, adjectivemeasure, verbmeasure, nounmedian, nounmedium, adjectivemegaton, nounmelting point, nounmental age, nounmeter, nounmeter, verb-meter, suffixmetre, noun-metre, suffixmetric, adjectivemetrication, nounmetric ton, nounmg, MHz, microsecond, nounmile, nounmillennium, nounmilli-, prefixmillibar, nounmilligram, nounmillilitre, nounmillimetre, nounminus, adjectiveminute, nounml, mpg, mph, nano-, prefixnanosecond, nounnautical mile, nounounce, nounoverweight, adjectiveoz, pace, verbpart, nounpedometer, nounpint, nounplus, adjectivepoint, nounpound, nounpunnet, nounqt, quantify, verbquart, nounradioactive dating, nounradius, nounrain gauge, nounread, verbreading, nounrecord, verbreset, verbrev, nounrotation, nounrpm, rule, nounruler, nounscale, nounsea level, nounsea mile, nounseismograph, nounsensor, nounset square, nounsextant, nounsnowfall, nounsoundings, nounsq., subsonic, adjectivesundial, nountherm, nountimberline, nountog, nounton, nountonnage, nountonne, nountroy weight, noununit, nounvoltmeter, nounvolume, nounwatch, nounwatt, nounwattage, nounweighbridge, nounweight, nounwidth, nounwt., yard, nounyardage, nounyardstick, nounyd, zero, number Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► mere · A classic power feature, often touted by its supporters, that will be used by a mere handful of people.· They were a mere handful of men, hardly worth worrying about.· A mere handful set up their own business. ► small · Proper buffet cars are economic on only a small handful of their routes, notably Waterloo-Bournemouth.· Only a small handful of large investors spoke at the meeting, which was dominated by Conrail employees.· The paracelsian mercurials represented one of the small handful of important therapeutic advances made before the present century.· Cook noodles, a small handful at a time, in oil.· She thought ruefully of the cigarette butt, and of Johnny's small handful of apple tree leaves.· Prior to 1986 only a small handful of networks existed within the research and education community.· And behold, he shrivelled and withered under their eyes, and became a small handful of grey dust and glass powder. VERB► grab · She bit the inside of his mouth, and grabbed a handful of his hair and jerked at it.· I saw myself reaching into that mass and grabbing a big handful and squeezing.· Sharpe grabbed a handful of his mare's mane to haul himself back upright.· He had grabbed a handful of cartridges from his pocket, which contained both blank and live cartridges.· Gordy put his hand in the water and grabbed a handful of it.· Traffic screeched to a stop and dozens of people dashed to grab handfuls of notes swirling in the wind.· Her free hand reached down through her lap to grab a sincere handful of my crotch. ► pick · Finally he picked up a handful of stones and every time he looked round and found her following, he threw one.· Yoyo moaned as she picked up a handful of pieces.· I also pick up small roadkills for Jack, or stop to pick a handful of wild strawberries for myself. ► pull · Susan pulled out handfuls of ectoplasm and threw them aside.· The orangutan man reached into his pants and pulled out a handful of brochures.· Dempster pulled out a handful of change and slammed it down. ► throw · She threw handfuls of Loulou's bath-salts into the hot water, then emptied the jar.· When my father threw in the first handful of dirt, I heard the pebbles dance on the coffin lid.· A little while later, still holding Maura in his arms, Michael threw his handful of dirt on to the coffin.· There was a tapping noise at the shutters, as if some one had thrown a handful of pebbles against them. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► a handful of something All these packages have the three core applications, plus a handful of additional features. However, there were a handful of occasions at Cely when her husband's restraining influence was very much a factor. Lures: Get a handful of 4-and 5-inch plastic ocean lures. Nanomachines could rearrange the atoms in a handful of dirt and produce bread or any other food. The license limit has prevented retail chains from selling alcoholic beverages at all but a handful of locations. There's nothing to beat a handful of mushrooms in with a rabbit stew. What counts is having a handful of young that are exceptional. With modest resources, the Agriculture Department is introducing the new technologies to growers in a handful of pilot projects nationwide. ► be a handful Foremost among provincial towns were a handful of regional capitals with populations upwards of five or six thousand. He's not alone; there are a handful of others who have nowhere else to go. However, there were a handful of occasions at Cely when her husband's restraining influence was very much a factor. In it was a handful of small sherds. It was a handful of teams from all over the map. That is a handful of the most visible Salomon mortgage traders on Wall Street. There is a handful of raw-material exports. There were a handful of men in the audience when I saw the film. Word family WORD FAMILYnounhandhandfuladjectiveunderhandhandyverbhandadverbhandily 1[countable] an amount that you can hold in your handhandful of The boy picked up a handful of stones and started throwing them at us.2a handful of something a very small number of people or things:  There were only a handful of people there.3be a handful informal someone, especially a child, who is a handful is difficult to control:  She’s a lovely child, but she can be a bit of a handful sometimes.
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