handful
noun
ˈhændfʊl
noun
1
an
amount
that
you
can
hold
in
your
hand
一把
C
[+
of
]
The
boy
picked
up
a
handful
of
stones
and
started
throwing
them
at
us.
那男孩捡起一把石子开始朝我们扔过来。
2
a handful of sth
a
very
small
number
of
people
or
things
几个人 （物 ），少数人 （物 ）
There
were
only
a
handful
of
people
there.
那里只有几个人。
3
be a handful
someone,
especially
a
child,
who
is
a
handful
is
difficult
to
control
[非正式] 难管 （控制 ）的人〔尤指孩子〕
informal
She’s
a
lovely
child,
but
she
can
be
a
bit
of
a
handful
sometimes.
她是个可爱的孩子，不过有时候会比较难管。