英:/ˈmaʊθfʊl/ 美:/ˈmaʊθfʊl/
一口
复数:mouthfuls
CET4,CET6
n. 一口,满口
He took a mouthful of milk but did not swallow it.
他喝了一大口牛奶,却又不咽下去。
Mother fed the baby a mouthful of food.
母亲给婴儿喂了一口食物。
This word has more than ten letters, which is really a mouthful.
这个单词有十多个字母,还真是拗口。
He only ate a few mouthfuls of meat.
他只吃了几口肉
He ate his meal slowly, savouring every mouthful.
他细嚼慢咽地吃着饭,一口一口地品味。
She took a mouthful of food and then suddenly spat it out.
她吃了一口食物,突然又吐了出来。
A good way to break the habit of eating too quickly is to put your knife and fork down after each mouthful.
一个改掉吃饭太快的坏习惯的好方法是每吃一口后放下刀叉。
What a nice plump mouthful—she will be better to eat than the old woman.
多么饱满的一口啊——她吃起来一定比那个老太婆好吃。
She took a mouthful of water.
她喝了一大口水。
n.|morsel/gobbet;一口,满口
单词:mouthful
一、字面含义
指“一口的量”(食物、饮料或空气),强调口腔容纳的物理量。
例句:She took a small mouthful of soup to test the temperature.(她小啜一口汤试温。)
来源:《牛津英语词典》对“mouthful”作为名词的释义
二、引申含义
冗长拗口的词句
形容发音复杂或音节冗长的单词/短语,需多次换气才能说完。
例句:"Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis" is a real mouthful!(“超微粒硅酸盐火山尘肺病”一词极其拗口。)
来源:语言学家David Crystal在《英语语言百科》中分析复杂术语的发音难度
重要信息或真相
口语中表示“意味深长的话”或“关键性陈述”,隐含信息量大的特质。
例句:His final remark was a mouthful that left everyone silent.(他的结语意味深长,令全场沉默。)
来源:《柯林斯英语词典》对口语用法的注释
三、专业领域用法
来源:期刊《临床营养学》关于吞咽障碍患者进食标准的研究
权威参考来源
单词mouthful 的主要含义和用法如下:
Mouthful 的核心是“一口”或“一段话”,具体含义需结合上下文判断。既可用于日常动作描述,也可引申为语言表达的复杂性或情绪表达。
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