(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

同义词：batch  /  deal  /  flock  /  good deal  /  great deal  /  hatful  /  heap  /  lot  /  mass  /  mess  /  mickle  /  mint  /  muckle  /  pile  /  plenty  /  pot  /  quite a little  /  raft  /  sight  /  slew  /  spate  /  stack  /  tidy sum  /  wad  /  whole lot  /  whole slew

a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons

a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches

hit lightly with a picking motion

同义词：pick  /  beak

eat by pecking at, like a bird

同义词：pick up

kiss lightly

同义词：smack

eat like a bird

同义词：pick at  /  peck at

bother persistently with trivial complaints

同义词：nag  /  hen-peck