pocketful

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The amount that a pocket would hold.
    — White came to City Hall on Monday morning, entering through a basement window, with a gun and a pocketful of bullets.
  2. A small or moderate amount. figuratively
    — This Government came in with a pocketful of promises. Every time the Prime Minister (Mr. Mulroney) saw two farmers at a crossroads he had five more promises to make.

词形变化

pocketsful plural pocketfuls plural

词源

From pocket + -ful.
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