handfuls 一把
少量
难控制的人
- His hair was beginning to fall out in handfuls.
他的头发开始一把一把的脱落。 - He dug his fingers into the sand , threw it over himself in handfuls and audibly blessed it .
他将他的手指戳进砂砾中,抓起一把沙扔过自己并大声感谢神的保佑。 - When hair starts coming out in handfuls and bald patches appear, you have a serious problem of hair loss.
当头发开始一把一把脱出来和光秃的部分出现是一个非常可怕的经历,你是否有脱发的严重问题。
handful \hand"ful\ (h[a^]nd"f[.u]l), n.; pl. {handfuls}
(h[a^]nd"f[.u]lz). [AS. handfull.]
1. As much as the hand will grasp or contain. --Addison.
2. A hand's breadth; four inches. [Obs.]
Knap the tongs together about a handful from the
bottom. --Bacon.
3. A small quantity or number.
This handful of men were tied to very hard duty.
--Fuller.
4. A person, task, or situation, which is the most that one
can manage; as, my two-year-old is a handful.
[PJC]
{To have one's handful}, to have one's hands full; to have
all one can do. [Obs.]
They had their handful to defend themselves from
firing. --Sir. W.
Raleigh.