1N-COUNT (饮料或食物)一口之量 A mouthful of drink or food is the amount that you put or have in your mouth. (饮料或食物)一口之量
She gulped down a mouthful of coffee. [+ of]
她咽下一大口咖啡。
Chew each mouthful fully before the next bite.
将每一口充分咀嚼后,再吃下一口。
2N-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 as a mouthful, you mean that it is difficult to say. 冗长而拗口的词(或短语);难读的词(或短语) [informal]
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。
ADJECTIVE | VERB + MOUTHFUL | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤huge, large一大口➤first, last第一口;最後一口VERB + MOUTHFUL➤drink, eat, gulp, gulp down, have, swallow, take喝一口;吃一口;吃/喝一大口;吃/喝一口;吞一口;咬一口◇She took a large mouthful of bread and started to read the letter.她咬了一大口麪包,然後開始讀信。➤get得到一口◇She landed on her face, getting a mouthful of sand.她臉朝下摔倒在地,弄得滿口是沙子。➤chew咀嚼嘴裏的食物➤spit, spit out吐出一口➤choke on給一口⋯嗆住◇I choked on a mouthful of tea.我喝茶嗆了一口。PREPOSITION➤between mouthfuls吃東西的間歇◇He told the story between mouthfuls.他一邊吃着東西一邊講了這個故事。➤through a mouthful嘴裏含着東西◇She answered through a mouthful of cake.她嘴裏含着蛋糕作了回答。➤mouthful of一口⋯◇a mouthful of coffee一口咖啡