handful/ˋhænd͵fUl; ˈhændfʊl/n [C] 1 an amount that you can hold in your hand 一把: +of a handful of nuts 一把坚果2 a handful of sb/sth a small number of people or things 少数人/物: Only a handful of people came to the meeting. 只有几个人来参加会议。3 be a handfulinformal if a child is a handful, they behave badly and are difficult to control【非正式】是难管的人〔指孩子〕