a handful of soil... 

armful (s) 一 抱

an armful of flowers... 

cupful (s) — 杯 

four cupfuls of jam... 

mouthful(s) 一 口 

a mouthful of snow/whys... 

spoonful( s) —汤匙

a spoonful of sugar...

spadeful (s) 一 铲 

a spadeful of coal ...

bagful(s) 一 袋

a bagful of letters...

但 an eyeful of...的意思是“对......大饱眼福”

truckload 一货车 

a truckload of apples... 

shipload 一船 

a shipload of TV sets... 

lorry load —卡车 

a lorryload of iron...

fit 一阵子

a fit of coughing/fever/laughter/anger/... 

ray 一线

a ray of hope/intelligence/sunlight...

peal 一 阵

a peal of thunder/ laughter/applause... 

flash 闪现一下

a flash of hope/lightening/wit... 

display炫耀一下