N a very small amount, esp of a liquid (尤指液体)微量
For their DNA study, researchers used thimblefuls of powdered bone extracted from these three Neanderthal bones found in the Vindija cave.
科学家们从这三块出土于克罗地亚Vindija洞穴的尼安德特人的骨头中，提取出极少量的粉末，用作DNA分析研究。
There was not much to take away, for he seemed only able to inhale it by thimblefuls, and his heart would soon wear itself out, the way it was beating.
事实上他已没有多少气了，他现在只能一点一点呼吸， 这样下去不久就会心力衰竭。
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