bowlful

bowlful — noun

1. an amount of food, liquid, or other substance that fills one bowl

1.名詞B1
釋義

an amount of food, liquid, or other substance that fills one bowl

例句

After practice, Theo ate a bowlful of hot tomato soup.

a bowlful of + [food]

A bowlful of rice sat on each plate before dinner.

同義詞
  • bowl

    can mean the container or its contents; less exact if you want to stress the amount

  • serving

    focuses on food given to one person, not specifically the amount that fills a bowl

  • helping

    informal and food-focused; it does not name a bowl as the measuring unit

文法句型

a bowlful of + [food/liquid]

two bowlfuls of + [food/liquid]

用法筆記

Usually followed by 'of' plus the food or liquid inside the bowl. It names the amount, not the container itself, so 'a bowl' can refer more directly to the dish.

常見錯誤

❌She served a bowlful noodles to each child.
✅She served a bowlful of noodles to each child.
💡Use 'of' between 'bowlful' and the thing inside the bowl.
❌We ate two bowlful of soup after the game.
✅We ate two bowlfuls of soup after the game.
💡Add the plural '-s' when you count more than one amount.