handful/ˈhændfʊl/
n.1. 一把；一撮a handful of rice一把米
When the employer arrived, the secretary handed him a handful of letters.老板一到，秘书就交给他一叠信。
2. 少数They invited a dozen companies, but only a handful of them came.我们邀请了十几家公司，但只来了少数几个。
a handful of people少数人
3. 难控制的人；难控制的动物That young boy of hers is quite a handful.她的小儿子是一个很难管教的孩子。