mouthful
noun /ˈmaʊθfʊl/
/ˈmaʊθfʊl/
Idioms - [countable] an amount of food or drink that you put in your mouth at one time
一口，一满口（的量） - She took a mouthful of water.
她喝了一大口水。 - Thank you, but I couldn’t eat another mouthful.
谢谢，但是我一口也吃不下了。 - He talked eagerly between mouthfuls of salad.
他一边吃着沙拉，一边急切地说话。
- I choked on a mouthful of tea.
我喝茶呛了一口。 - She answered through a mouthful of cake.
她嘴里含着蛋糕作了回答。 - She landed on her face, getting a mouthful of sand.
她脸朝下摔倒在地，弄得满口是沙子。 - She took a large mouthful of bread and started to read the letter.
她咬了一大口面包，然后开始读信。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- huge
- large
- first
- …
- drink
- eat
- gulp
- …
- between mouthfuls
- through a mouthful
- mouthful of
- …
- She took a mouthful of water.
- [singular] (informal) a word or a phrase that is long and complicated or difficult to pronounce
又长又拗口的词（或短语） - My name’s Zacharias. You can call me Zach if it’s too much of a mouthful.
我叫撒迦利亚。如果太拗口，你可以叫我扎克。 - Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows (what a mouthful!)
所罗门博士的Windows杀毒工具包(好满嘴！
- My name’s Zacharias. You can call me Zach if it’s too much of a mouthful.
Idioms
give somebody a mouthful
- (informal, especially British English) to speak angrily to somebody, perhaps swearing at them
对某人恶言恶语；大骂某人 - He gave the referee a mouthful.
他给了裁判一口。
- He gave the referee a mouthful.
say a mouthful
- (North American English, informal) to say something important
言简意赅；说到点子上 - You said a mouthful there, buddy.
你说得太多了，伙计。
- You said a mouthful there, buddy.