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spoonful

/spoon-fool/US // ˈspun fʊl //UK // (ˈspuːnˌfʊl) //

一勺子,一匙,一汤匙,一勺一勺

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural spoon·fuls.

    • : as much as a spoon can hold.
    • : a small quantity.

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Examples

  • A spoonful of typical soil could easily contain billions of microbes, and Antarctic soils from other regions host at least a few thousand per gram.

  • Add a large spoonful of icing to the top of the layer, then spread the icing to the edges of the cake.

  • I’ve even topped it with a few spoonfuls of plain yogurt for breakfast.

  • Each spoonful is a delightful reminder that spring, like other times of year, is also soup season.

  • By tasting, and then swallowing, a lava-hot spoonful of bechamel for a pot pie filling.

  • Warm milk mixed with a spoonful of fireplace ashes seemed to also be popular among 19th century England.

  • But the complaints about the current administration did sometimes come with a spoonful of sugar, or at least a cornball of humor.

  • She smacks her lips in satisfaction, then slurps another spoonful of orange broth.

  • Saving Mr. Banks is about as aggressively sweet as a spoonful of sugar.

  • For each portion, set a breast on the bottom of a warm plate and set a large spoonful of avocado chutney alongside it.

  • A dessert-spoonful of brandy may be added, if required to keep a long time.

  • Sirdeller stretched out his hand and very deliberately drank a table-spoonful or two of his milk.

  • Here we sat late, and so home to bed, having got my Lady Batten to give me a spoonful of honey for my cold.

  • 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.

  • I looked through the window as my last spoonful of dessert was eaten, and saw the sky breaking into blue.