mouthful
UKmauθfəl
US'mauθ'fu:l
معنی فارسی
لقمه
معنی کامل و مثال‌ها
/mouth´fool´/n., pl.
● به اندازه‌ی یک دهان پر، یک قلپ
he was submerged and got a mouthful of seawater
او زیر آب رفت و یک قلپ آب دریا را فرو داد.
● (به ویژه خوراک) مقدار کم
he only took a mouthful
او فقط یک لقمه خورد.
● واژه‌ی طولانی، عبارت دهان پر کن، دارای تلفظ دشوار
his name is quite a mouthful
تلفظ نام او دشوار است.
* say a mouthful
حرف بجا (یا صحیح یا مهم) زدن
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the combination of 'mouth' (referring to the organ used for eating) and 'ful' (referring to a quantity or amount).
مثال
- He took a mouthful of water from the fountain.
- The sandwich was so big that it was a mouthful to eat.
- She spoke with a mouthful of food, making it difficult to understand her.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- the quantity that can be held in the mouth
- a small amount eaten or drunk “take a taste--you'll like it”