thimbleful
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['θɪmb(ə)lfʊl; -f(ə)l]
- 美式音标 [ˈθɪm.bəl.fʊl]
- 国际音标 ['θimblful]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n.（酒等的）极少量
英汉例句
- A thimbleful of a neutron star would weigh over 100 million tons
一颗中子星很微量的一部分，重量也会超过1亿吨。 - Everyone complained, above all, about the food: French dishes “stewed in grease” and breakfasts consisting of nothing more “than a thimbleful of coffee or chocolate and a morsel of bread.
几乎人人都抱怨食物----油腻腻的法国炖菜和早餐时少的可怜的一点儿咖啡面包巧克力。 - Everyone complained, above all, about the food: French dishes “stewed in grease” and breakfasts consisting of nothing more “than a thimbleful of coffee or chocolate and a morsel of bread.”
亨利•詹姆斯就觉得威尼斯除了“破旧的西洋景和乱七八糟的集市”以外什么都没有；几乎人人都抱怨食物----油腻腻的法国炖菜和早餐时少的可怜的一点儿咖啡面包巧克力。
双语例句
英英字典
- a very small amount of liquid
- a very small amount, esp of a liquid
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专业释义
- 极少量