mouthful

'mauθful

高考四级六级 Collins 1

n. the quantity that can be held in the mouth

n. 一口, 满口

Collins 星级

9,085

BNC 频率

13,176

使用频率

mouthful 由 mouth（嘴）和 ful（满的）构成，字面意思是“嘴里满的东西”，即一口的量。

例句

1. He took a big mouthful of food and smiled.

他大口吃了一口食物，露出了微笑。

2. The teacher asked the students to say a mouthful of words in English.

老师让学生用英语说一口流利的话。

3. She couldn't fit that whole sandwich in her mouth at once; it was too much of a mouthful.

她一次无法将整个三明治放进嘴里；那实在太大了。