mouthful

🇬🇧 UK/'mauθful/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

The amount of food or drink that fills the mouth at once; a word or phrase that is long and hard to say

一口(的量);难以发音的词语

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
mouthother
+
fulfull of, characterized by
=mouthful

Common Collocations

  • 1.a mouthful of一口
  • 2.say a mouthful说很多话

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He took a large mouthful of food and chewed it carefully before swallowing.

  • 2.

    Some scientific terms are mouthful; they're difficult to pronounce correctly.

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