| 词汇 | thimbleful |
| 释义 | thimblefulWord family nounthimblefulthimblerigthimbleriggerthimbleriggingthimblethimbleweed thim·ble·ful /ˈθɪmbəlfʊl/ noun [countableC + of] informalLITTLE/NOT MUCH a very small quantity of liquid 〔液体的〕少量，少许 Examples from the Corpus thimbleful• Early attacks of stage fright were cured by a thimbleful of Courvoisier.• I don't know what the great lady is on but I'd sell my Equity Card for a thimbleful.• A lot of tax money had gone for a thimbleful of water.• A thimbleful of water, sir? he asked the ant.• Scented by infusion with wild tarragon, like no other sorbet I have ever tasted, a mere thimbleful did the trick. |
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