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

• She drank two mouthfuls of watery brown coffee.
  她喝了两口淡而无味的咖啡。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• She spooned out a few mouthfuls of rice into each of the plates.
  她给每个盘子盛上几口饭。
• Then I took the whisky bottle and drank several mouthfuls.
  然后抄起威士忌酒瓶喝了几口。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。