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mouthful

/mouth-fool/US // ˈmaʊθˌfʊl //UK // (ˈmaʊθˌfʊl) //

满满的

Related Words

taste味道,品味,口味,味觉gulp咕噜咕噜,吞咽,咕噜噜,咽喉bite咬住,咬伤,咬人,咬合piece一块,一片,一件,块morsel小菜一碟,小食,小吃,小菜

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural mouth·fuls.

    • : the amount a mouth can hold.
    • : the amount taken into the mouth at one time.
    • : a small quantity.
    • : Informal. a spoken remark of great truth, relevance, effectiveness, etc.: You said a mouthful!
    • : a long word or group of words, especially one that is hard to pronounce.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.portion
Forms: mouthfuls
Synonyms
bite咬住,咬伤,咬人,咬合gulp咕噜咕噜,吞咽,咕噜噜,咽喉morsel小菜一碟,小食,小吃,小菜piece一块,一片,一件,块taste味道,品味,口味,味觉

Examples

  • A mouthful of ingredients goes into making Greenies dental treats, which have been manufactured in Kansas City since 1996.

  • With that in mind, some of the best dental chews for dogs are made with a mouthful of chemical compounds and vitamins designed to offer healthy benefits.

  • Between mouthfuls of sandwich, he swore we’d end up packing everything growing out back anyway—there wasn’t really a point to tending them now.

  • When that time comes, each mouthful proves worth the anticipation — lusciously creamy and fresh, with a delicate hint of vanilla and lemon zest.

  • He took a final mouthful of orange soda and glanced back at his girlfriend, Hutchins.

  • It was 4:30 in the morning, I had a mouthful of blood and raw chicken and it just—you get yourself into a very strange place.

  • The Swedish plane has got a mouthful of a name: the JAS 39E Gripen.

  • It was a mouthful of a lesson, but after learning it once, you never had to memorize it again.

  • Food in Calabria was pride, self-sufficiency and community all mixed together in one mouthful.

  • Haggard was in a state of suppressed excitement, and he couldn't eat a mouthful.

  • He saw a large sheath-knife, and secured that in his own belt; then he took a mouthful of wine, and went to his post.

  • Here was porridge enough to last a small boy a lifetime, and he could not stop to taste one mouthful!

  • With the disappearance of the last mouthful on her plate, Tilly drew a long breath.

  • Young Joe tried to smile, with a slice of chicken in one hand and a spoonful of preserves in the other, and a mouthful of both.

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