mouthful
mouthful — 名詞
- mouthfulsingular
- mouthfulsplural
1. a single bite of food or sip of a drink — the amount your mouth can comfortably
一口
一次放入口中的食物或飲料量
a single bite of food or sip of a drink — the amount your mouth can comfortably hold at one time.
Lara took a mouthful of the hot soup and burned her tongue.
Lara 喝了一口熱湯，燙到了舌頭。
collocation: take a mouthful of [hot food/liquid]
Ishaan chewed each mouthful of steak slowly before swallowing.
Ishaan 慢慢地咀嚼每一口牛排，然後才吞下去。
collocation: chew each mouthful of [food]
The child spat out a mouthful of the bitter medicine.
那個小孩吐出了一口苦藥。
Beatrix poured herself a glass of water and drank it in one long mouthful.
Beatrix 給自己倒了一杯水，一大口就喝完了。
collocation: in one mouthful / in one long mouthful
A mouthful of fresh bread and butter was all Ryan wanted for breakfast.
Ryan 早餐只想要一口新鮮的奶油麵包。
- take a mouthful of
- have a mouthful of
- a mouthful of [food/drink]
- in one mouthful
- chew each mouthful
文法句型
a mouthful of [food/drink]
take/have a mouthful of [food/drink]
用法筆記
Commonly paired with take, have, or swallow. Works for both food (a mouthful of bread) and drink (a mouthful of wine).
常見錯誤
2. a long or complicated expression that is not easy to say, usually because it has
拗口詞；長詞
音節多或難發音的單詞或短語
a long or complicated expression that is not easy to say, usually because it has many syllables or unusual combinations of sounds.
His full name is a real mouthful, so everyone just calls him Dr. Lee.
他的全名真的很拗口，所以大家都直接叫他李博士。
The chemical term 'polytetrafluoroethylene' is quite a mouthful for most students.
化學名詞「聚四氟乙烯」對大多數學生來說相當拗口。
pattern: quite a mouthful
Asher struggled to pronounce the mouthful of a restaurant name on the menu.
Asher 費力地唸出菜單上那個拗口的餐廳名稱。
pattern: a mouthful of a [noun]
Eri laughed at how the Welsh town name was too much of a mouthful.
Eri 笑著說那個威爾斯小鎮的名字太拗口了。
At the pharmacy counter, Talia stumbled over 'atorvastatin' and told the pharmacist it was a real mouthful.
Talia 在藥局櫃檯被「atorvastatin」這個藥名卡住，跟藥師說這名字真拗口。
scene: specific moment at a pharmacy with a named person
- be a mouthful
- quite a mouthful
- a real mouthful
- a mouthful of a [noun]
- too much of a mouthful
- tongue-twister
specifically a phrase that is very hard to say quickly and correctly; stronger and more playful than mouthful
- jawbreaker
an informal term for a very long, hard-to-pronounce word; suggests the word itself is a challenge
文法句型
be a mouthful
quite a mouthful
用法筆記
Usually singular and used after 'be' in informal contexts: 'That word is a mouthful.' or 'It is quite a mouthful.'
常見錯誤
3. a very small quantity of food or drink, often less than you would normally take
一小口；少量
一小份食物或飲料
a very small quantity of food or drink, often less than you would normally take in one bite or sip.
The old woman ate only a mouthful of rice before pushing her plate away.
那位老婦人只吃了一小口飯就把盤子推開了。
collocation: only a mouthful of [food] (small quantity)
Defne managed just a mouthful of breakfast before rushing out the door.
Defne 趕著出門，早餐只來得及吃一小口。
collocation: just a mouthful of [food]
After tasting a mouthful of the spicy curry, Otis reached for his water glass.
Otis 嚐了一小口辣咖哩後，趕緊伸手去拿水杯。
Hassan had barely swallowed a mouthful of tea when the phone rang.
Hassan 連一小口茶都還沒吞下去，電話就響了。
- only a mouthful of
- just a mouthful of
- barely a mouthful
- manage a mouthful of
- feast
a large, plentiful meal — the opposite in terms of quantity
文法句型
a mouthful of [food/drink]
just/only a mouthful
用法筆記
Emphasises smallness — the speaker is often surprised or disappointed by how little was eaten or drunk. Contrast with sense 1, which focuses on capacity (how much fits in the mouth), not quantity.
常見錯誤
To shout at someone in an angry way, often using rude words.
大罵某人一頓
The coach gave the player a mouthful after the bad tackle.
Did your boss give you a mouthful for being late again?
say a mouthful
idiomTo say something that is very true or important.
說得真對
When Maya said the project was too risky, she said a mouthful.
You said a mouthful about the need for better communication.
同根字
- mouth名詞A1