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 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。
• 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 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 drank two mouthfuls of watery brown coffee.
  她喝了两口淡而无味的咖啡。
• 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。
• As they tore their bread apart in big mouthfuls, they blocked up the shop of the baker, who, now that they had paid their money, looked angrily at them.
  他们大口咬着面包往下咽，现在钱已收过了，面包师傅见他们仍挤在他的铺子里，便显得有些不耐烦。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！