- [countable]
an amount of food or drink that you put in your mouth at one time 一口，一满口（的量） She took a mouthful of water. 她喝了一大口水。 Thank you, but I couldn’t eat another mouthful. 谢谢，但是我一口也吃不下了。 He talked eagerly between mouthfuls of salad. 他一边吃着沙拉，一边急切地说话。
Extra ExamplesI choked on a mouthful of tea. 我喝茶呛了一口。 She answered through a mouthful of cake. 她嘴里含着蛋糕作了回答。 She landed on her face, getting a mouthful of sand. 她脸朝下摔倒在地，弄得满口是沙子。 She took a large mouthful of bread and started to read the letter. 她咬了一大口面包，然后开始读信。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- huge
- large
- first
- …
- drink
- eat
- gulp
- …
- between mouthfuls
- through a mouthful
- mouthful of
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- [singular] (informal)
a word or a phrase that is long and complicated or difficult to pronounce 又长又拗口的词（或短语） My name’s Zacharias. You can call me Zach if it’s too much of a mouthful. 我叫撒迦利亚。如果太拗口，你可以叫我扎克。 Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows (what a mouthful!) 所罗门博士的Windows杀毒工具包(好满嘴！
Idioms
give somebody a mouthful
- (informal, especially British English)
to speak angrily to somebody, perhaps swearing at them 对某人恶言恶语；大骂某人 He gave the referee a mouthful. 他给了裁判一口。
say a mouthful
- (North American English, informal)
to say something important 言简意赅；说到点子上 You said a mouthful there, buddy. 你说得太多了，伙计。