bagful

bagful — noun

1. an amount of something equal to what fits inside one bag, used when you want to

1.名詞C1
釋義

an amount of something equal to what fits inside one bag, used when you want to describe how much was carried, given, or used.

例句

Tomás brought home a bagful of apples from the farmers' market on Saturday.

a bagful of + plural countable noun

The children spilled a bagful of marbles across the kitchen floor.

a bagful of + concrete object

同義詞
  • sackful

    similar quantity noun, but suggests a larger or rougher cloth bag

  • pouchful

    smaller amount, fits a pouch rather than a regular bag

  • bundle

    loosely tied group, not necessarily inside a bag

文法句型

a bagful of + noun

用法筆記

Plural is usually 'bagfuls', though 'bagsful' also exists in older writing. Almost always followed by 'of' plus the contents.

常見錯誤

She bought a bag full of oranges' (when meaning the noun).
She bought a bagful of oranges.
💡write 'bagful' as one word for the quantity noun; 'bag full' is an adjective phrase describing the bag.