armful
gb/ˈɑɹmfəl/ us/ˈɑɹmfəl/
B1
إنجليزي
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
B1
quantity
1
amount you can hold
the amount you can carry in your arms
نمط الاستخدام:
an armful of [things]
غلطة شائعة:
Don’t confuse armful (carried in your arms) with handful (carried in your hand). The usual plural is armfuls.
مرادفات
load (a general word for what you carry, not specifically in the arms.)
|
bundle (often suggests items gathered or tied together.)
أضداد
handful (a much smaller amount that fits in one hand.)
تراكيب شائعة
an armful of books
|an armful of groceries
|an armful of laundry
|an armful of firewood
|an armful of flowers
|carry an armful
|bring an armful
|come in with an armful
|walk in with an armful
|drop an armful
مواضيع
daily_life
|quantity
أمثلة
- He came in with an armful of firewood.
- She carried an armful of books up the stairs.
- I grabbed an armful of clean towels from the closet.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I carried an armful of clothes.
- She came home with an armful of flowers.
اسم
B2
quantity
2
a large amount
a lot of something
نمط الاستخدام:
an armful of [work/problems/ideas/etc.]
غلطة شائعة:
This use is often figurative; it doesn’t always mean something you can literally carry.
مرادفات
a lot (very common and general; less vivid than armful.)
|
loads (informal; emphasizes a large amount.)
أضداد
a little (an explicitly small amount.)
تراكيب شائعة
an armful of work
|an armful of paperwork
|an armful of problems
|an armful of questions
|an armful of ideas
|an armful of responsibilities
مواضيع
daily_life
|quantity
|conversation
أمثلة
- Since the merger, she’s been given an armful of new responsibilities.
- I’ve got an armful of paperwork to finish before Friday.
- The meeting left us with an armful of questions.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I have an armful of work today.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
armful
IPA
GB/ˈɑɹmfəl/
US/ˈɑɹmfəl/
المقاطع والنبر
arm - ful (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (arm)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: armful
- Plural: armfuls, armsful
عيلة الكلمة
تعبيرات
an armful of
1/ən ˈɑɹmfəl əv/
fixed phrase
as much as you can hold
an amount you can carry in your arms
أمثلة
- He showed up with an armful of packages.
- She brought me an armful of roses for my birthday.
- After the interview, I left with an armful of advice.
with an armful of
1/wˈɪθ ən ˈɑɹmfəl əv/
fixed phrase
carrying a lot in arms
carrying many things in your arms
أمثلة
- She walked in with an armful of groceries.
- He rushed out with an armful of files.
- They arrived with an armful of gifts for the kids.