mouthful
mouthful
(pl. -fuls)
give someone a mouthful
(pl. -fuls)
- a quantity of food or drink that fills or can be put in the mouth
满口；一口
he took a mouthful of beer.
他喝了一大口啤酒。 - a long or complicated word or phrase that is difficult to say
长而拗口的词；难读的词组
poliomyelitis is a bit of a mouthful.
‘poliomyelitis’一词有些拗口。
give someone a mouthful
- (Brit. informal)talk to or shout at someone in an angry, abusive, or severely critical way
(英，非正式)怒斥，对某人大喊大叫
- (N. Amer. informal)say something noteworthy
(北美，非正式)说到点子上；说出值得注意的话
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