| 释义 |
mouth·fulBrE /ˈmaʊθfʊl/ NAmE /ˈmaʊθfʊl/ noun [C ]an amount of food or drink that you put in your mouth at one time 一口，一满口（的量）◆ She took a mouthful of water . 她喝了一大口水。[sing. ](informal ) a word or a phrase that is long and complicated or difficult to pronounce 又长又拗口的词（或短语） ● give sb a ˈmouthful (informal , especiallyBrE ) to speak angrily to sb , perhaps swearing at them 对某人恶言恶语；大骂某人● say a ˈmouthful (NAmE , informal ) to say sth important using only a few words 言简意赅；说到点子上 |