armful

armful — noun

1. as much of something as you are able to hold against your body using one arm or

1.名詞B2
釋義

as much of something as you are able to hold against your body using one arm or both arms together — for example, a stack of books, a bundle of clothes, or a heap of flowers gathered up from a garden.

例句

Ines walked out of the library with an armful of cookbooks for the weekend.

an armful of + plural countable noun

Grandpa gathered a huge armful of dry leaves and dropped them onto the bonfire.

同義詞
  • bundle

    a tied or loosely wrapped group of items, not tied to arm-carrying

  • load

    broader; can be carried by hand, vehicle, or animal, not just arms

  • heap

    an untidy pile, often resting on a surface rather than held

文法句型

an armful of + noun

armfuls of + noun

用法筆記

Almost always followed by 'of' plus a plural or uncountable noun naming what is being held (books, flowers, laundry, firewood). The plural 'armfuls' describes several separate loads carried one after another.

常見錯誤

❌I bought an armful book.
✅I bought an armful of books.
💡'armful' needs 'of' plus the thing being carried.
❌She held an armful in her hands.
✅She held an armful of flowers.
💡readers expect 'armful' to specify what is being held.