handful

少数、わずか

人やものの数がわずかであること。

やさしい英語で： A small number of people or things.

• Only a handful of people came.
• We have a handful of tickets left.
• I've visited that town a handful of times.

使い方： a handful of plural noun (Only a handful of students stayed after class.)

類義語： a few, a small number

よく使う表現： handful of people, handful of times, only a handful, handful of countries

一握り

片手でつかめるだけの量。

やさしい英語で： The amount of something you can hold in one hand.

• She picked up a handful of sand.
• Add two handfuls of rice.
• He pulled a handful of coins from his pocket.

使い方： a handful of something (Add a handful of nuts to the bowl.)

類義語： fistful

よく使う表現： handful of rice, handful of sand, handful of nuts

手に負えない人、やんちゃな子

扱いや世話が難しい人や動物、または集団。

やさしい英語で： A person, animal, or group that is difficult to manage or look after.

• That puppy is a handful.
• The twins were quite a handful today.
• Is your youngest child still a handful?

使い方： be a handful (Our new puppy is a handful.)

類義語： a challenge

よく使う表現： be a handful, quite a handful, a real handful

懲役五年

俗語で、五年間の刑務所暮らしを伴う刑。

やさしい英語で： A prison sentence lasting five years.

• He got a handful for robbery.
• She served a handful before returning home.
• The inmate said he was doing a handful.

類義語： five-year sentence

よく使う表現： get a handful, serve a handful, do a handful