a handful of sth
(of people, companies)少数几个…
There was only a handful of people at the concert.音乐会上只有寥寥几个人。
He surveyed the handful of customers at the bar.他打量着吧台那边零星的几个顾客。
(of places, buildings)少数几处…
There are a handful of small shops and a supermarket, but the nearest bank is four miles away.这里有几家小商店和一个超市, 不过最近的银行在4英里外。