handful

n

• ① 满手,一把,一握
  • He scoops up a handful of sand.他舀起一把沙。

• ②[通常作a handful]少量;少数
  • That factory employs only a handful of workers.那家工厂只雇用少数的工人。

• ③ 【口】讨厌的人[事];棘手的事
  • That child is a handful.那个孩子真难管。
  • I will have a handful when these boys come home for the summer.等这些男孩回家过暑假时,够我麻烦的了。