spoonful

🇬🇧 UK/'spu:nful/🇺🇸 US
A2

Definitions

n.

The amount that a spoon can hold.

一匙的量

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
spoonfulother
=spoonful

Common Collocations

  • 1.a spoonful of sugar一勺糖
  • 2.a spoonful of medicine一勺药
  • 3.[heaped spoonful]满满一勺(堆尖)
  • 4.[level spoonful]平平一勺

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Add a spoonful of sugar to the mixture and stir well.

  • 2.

    The doctor recommended taking two spoonfuls of the medicine after each meal.

  • 3.

    She tasted a spoonful of the soup to check the seasoning.

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