armful

/ahrm-fool/US // ˈɑrmˌfʊl //UK // (ˈɑːmfʊl) //

一臂之力,臂力,胳膊肘往外拐

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural arm·fuls.
- : as much as a person can hold or carry in an arm or both arms.
- : Informal. a girl or woman with a well-rounded figure.
- : Informal. an obstreperous child; handful.

One day, Thompson-Gaines opened her front door to find a woman standing on her porch with an armful of clothes.
Ave screamed, and we both relayed an armful of food back into my van.
One more armful of dead leaves, and the little workers will take the road home.
Mrs. Rewins brought up an armful of books which Michael examined dismally one by one.
After bringing an armful of the tea-plant, we made a trip to the moss-patch.
You wait until I get an armful of rocks and I'll beat some of their heads off!
That night, when the mess was sitting around after dinner, Tam appeared with a big armful of cigars.