mouthful
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A mouthful of drink or food is the amount that you put or have in your mouth. 一口 (食物或飲料)
She gulped down a mouthful of coffee. 她咽下了一大口咖啡。
2. N-SING If you describe a long word or phrase as a mouthful, you mean that it is difficult to say. 長而繞嘴的字詞[非正式]
It's called the Pan-Caribbean Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Project, which is quite a mouthful. 它被稱為泛加勒比海災(zāi)難準(zhǔn)備及預(yù)防計劃,挺繞嘴的一個名字。
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mouthful /?ma?θ?f?l/ (mouthfuls)
劍橋詞典
mouthful noun (AMOUNT)
[ 可數(shù)名詞:有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]an amount of food or drink that fills your mouth , or that you put into your mouth at one time
滿口;一口
He only ate a few mouthfuls of meat . 他只吃了幾口肉。
mouthful noun (WORD)
[ 單數(shù)名詞 ] informala word or phrase that is difficult to pronounce or that has a lot of syllables
冗長而拗口的詞(或詞組),難讀的詞(或詞組)
I've always called myself Henny because it's less of a mouthful than Henrietta. 我總是叫自己“亨尼”,因為它不像“亨麗埃塔”那么拗口。