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houseful

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++house·ful /ˈhaʊsfʊl/ noun  a houseful of something LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa large number of people or things in your house 一屋子[满屋]的人[东西] He grew up in a houseful of women. 他在一个满屋子女人的家庭里长大。
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housefulI had a houseful of them.Because we so easily could have a houseful of mud.We were three glowing faces and three pairs of shining eyes in a houseful of mad black dancing ghosts.The house was mine, but I should not be able to keep a houseful of servants.You have to want a houseful of people in order to spend time at the stove and not resent it.A houseful of people watched me around the clock, which only made me more determined.
house·ful nounChineseSyllable
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houseful
houseful /ˈhaʊsfʊl/ noun
a houseful of something a large number of people or things in your house:
    He grew up in a houseful of women.


house·fulBrE /ˈhaʊsfʊl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhaʊsfʊl/ 🔊 noun [singular] a large number of people in a house 一大家人;满屋子人He grew up in a houseful of women. 他在一个满是女人的家庭里长大。🔊🔊They had a houseful so we didn't stay. 他们满屋子都是人,所以我们没有留下来。🔊🔊