mouthful
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mouth·ful /ˈmaʊθfʊl/ noun [countable] 1 DFLITTLE/NOT MUCHan amount of food or drink that you put into your mouth at one time 〔食物或饮料的〕一口，一满口 Michael told his story between mouthfuls. 迈克尔边吃边讲他的故事。mouthful of Betty drank a mouthful of beer. 贝蒂喝了一大口啤酒。 He took a mouthful of his pudding. 他吃了一口布丁。2 (a bit of) a mouthful informalSAY a long word or phrase that is difficult to say 冗长而拗口的词[短语] Her real name is a bit of a mouthful, so we just call her Dee. 她的真名长得有点拗口，所以我们只叫她迪伊。3. give somebody a mouthful informal especially British EnglishANGRY to speak angrily to someone, often swearing at them 对某人一顿痛骂；咒骂某人4. say a mouthful American English informalSAY to say a lot of true and important things about something in a few words 说到点子上，话短而精，言简意赅
Examples from the Corpus
mouthful• Joey had a mouthful of cookies.• Mattie snapped through a mouthful of food.• He took a mouthful of the secret vodka, savouring it, carried it to the door, listened.• She took a mouthful of wine, but it came straight back up.• Entertainments National Service - what a mouthful.• After all those years of eating Lewis' dust, there was Powell at the end with a mouthful of sand.• a mouthful of sharp teeth• I'm stuffed. I couldn't eat another mouthful.• Think Mary Lou Retton and her mouthful of polished choppers.• Finally, the very thought of one more sweet and sticky mouthful would make him sick.• He dragged on crumpled clothes, tried to eat breakfast but spat out the mouthful, fled to his car.mouth·ful nounChineseSyllable
amount that put an into or you drink of Corpus food
mouthful
mouth‧ful /ˈmaʊθfʊl/
noun [countable]
1. an amount of food or drink that you put into your mouth at one time:
Michael told his story between mouthfuls.
mouthful of
Betty drank a mouthful of beer.
He took a mouthful of his pudding.
2. (a bit of) a mouthful informal a long word or phrase that is difficult to say:
Her real name is a bit of a mouthful, so we just call her Dee.
3. give somebody a mouthful informal especially British English to speak angrily to someone, often swearing at them
4. say a mouthful American English informal to say a lot of true and important things about something in a few words
mouth‧ful /ˈmaʊθfʊl/
noun [countable]1. an amount of food or drink that you put into your mouth at one time:
mouthful of
2. (a bit of) a mouthful informal a long word or phrase that is difficult to say:
3. give somebody a mouthful informal especially British English to speak angrily to someone, often swearing at them
4. say a mouthful American English informal to say a lot of true and important things about something in a few words
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