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

• We bolted a few mouthfuls of food and hurried on.
  我们匆匆地吞下几口食物，就赶着继续前进。
• 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。
• 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！
• He pushed a few mouthfuls of rice into his mouth and ran out.
  他扒拉了两口饭就跑出去了。
• I watched the wicked woman thrust them down her throat in large mouthfuls.
  我一面看着这个邪恶的女人大口大口地将芦笋往肚里塞。
• Thirsty, drink a few mouthfuls of springs, sweet Toru bottom of my heart.
  渴了，喝上几口清泉，甜彻心底。
• Every day, open windows, you can smell the fragrance of peach flowers, take a walk out, when thirsty, you can eat mouthfuls big red peach.
  每一天，推开窗户，就可以闻到桃花的香味，出来散步时候，口渴了，张开嘴就可以吃到又大又鲜红的桃子。
• He bit hungrily into his bread and swallowed a couple of mouthfuls, then continued speaking, with a sort of pedant's passion.
  他狼吞虎咽咬着面包，吞下去几大口，又带了种学究的热情接着讲下去。
• After eating a few mouthfuls, put down your knife and fork and just take a break.
  当满口吃过几次食物后，记得放下刀叉休息一下。
• 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。