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

• I was too hot and tired to eat more than a few mouthfuls
  我又热又累，只吃了几口就吃不下了。
• Family members sit around the dining table, chattering through mouthfuls of food, and no one is bothered by the noise.
  和家人一路围在饭桌前，衔满食物的嘴还发入神糊的声响，有些聒噪，但没人厌恶。
• 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？
• Sometimes you can feel your energy being cannibalized in great, horrifying mouthfuls.
  有时候你感到自己的精力被巨大恐怖地一口口吞食掉。
• She drank two mouthfuls of watery brown coffee.
  她喝了两口淡而无味的咖啡。
• Then I took the whisky bottle and drank several mouthfuls.
  然后抄起威士忌酒瓶喝了几口。
• The horse was tearing up delicious mouthfuls of new grass.
  那匹马大口大口地撕咬着新鲜的草。
• In addition, one should refrain from taking large mouthfuls and making noise while chewing and try to remain in the same pace of eating as others.
  此外，应避免进食大嘴巴，使噪声，而咀嚼和尝试留在同一步伐吃别人。
• Full of hope, Edmond swallowed a few mouthfuls of bread and water, and, thanks to the vigor of his constitution, found himself well-nigh recovered.
  满怀着希望，爱德蒙吃了几口面包，喝了一点水，仗着自己良好的体质，他发觉自己已差不多完全恢复了。
• 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。