mouthfuls

英 [ˈmaʊθfʊlz]

美 [ˈmaʊθˌfʊlz]

n.  一口，一满口(的量); 又长又拗口的词(或短语)
mouthful的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (饮料或食物)一口之量
  Amouthful ofdrink or food is the amount that you put or have in your mouth.
  1. She gulped down a mouthful of coffee...
     她咽下一大口咖啡。
  2. Chew each mouthful fully before the next bite.
     将每一口充分咀嚼后，再吃下一口。
• N-SING 冗长而拗口的词（或短语）;难读的词（或短语）
  If you describe a long word or phrase asa mouthful, you mean that it is difficult to say.
  1. It's called the Pan-Carib-bean Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Project, which is quite a mouthful.
     它被称为 the Pan-Caribbean Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Project（泛加勒比备灾防灾项目），名称相当冗长拗口。

双语例句

• If you see them eat because they are hungry, if the heavy labors, the hungry will eat a few mouthfuls of the panic.
  如果看到他们吃食物，是因为他们饥饿，如果在繁重的劳作之后，不吃几口会饿的慌的。
• Then I took the whisky bottle and drank several mouthfuls.
  然后抄起威士忌酒瓶喝了几口。
• She spooned out a few mouthfuls of rice into each of the plates.
  她给每个盘子盛上几口饭。
• I can't believe she was smoking between mouthfuls!
  我简直不敢相信她吃了满嘴东西还抽烟！
• I tried to eat but could only manage a few mouthfuls.
  我试图吃东西，但是只勉强吃了几口。
• Attendants promptly brought him a longan decoction and after sipping a couple of mouthfuls he got up to adjust his clothes. Red dates and longan tea helps to improve blood circulation and restore body balance.
  “众人忙端上桂圆汤来，呷了两口，遂起身整衣.”桂圆红枣茶有改善血液循环、安定精神之功效。
• He finished it in a few mouthfuls, his tongue numb, his heart buoyant.
  几口把它吃完，舌头有些麻木，心中舒服。
• The Hairless Mexican ate with huge mouthfuls, enjoying himself vastly, his eyes shone and he was loquacious.
  墨西哥秃子狼吞虎咽，吃得极香，他的眼睛闪闪发光，他的话滔滔不绝。
• White mouthfuls of casting iron's gentle-treatment is a important craft to make farm implements.
  白口铸铁的柔化处理就是制造农具的重要工艺。
• Between mouthfuls I manage to get a question out: is there any progress within India's advisory council on climate change?
  吃饭过程中，我抽空问了个问题：印度气候变化咨询委员会内部有什么进展？