bucket

英 [ˈbʌkɪt]

美 [ˈbʌkɪt]

n.  (有提梁的)桶; 大桶状物; (起重机的)吊斗; (挖土机的)铲斗; 一桶(的量)
v.  拼命划桨; 挖掘铲斗; 挑流鼻坎

复数：buckets　现在分词：bucketing　过去式：bucketed　第三人称单数：buckets　过去分词：bucketed　

高考CET4CET6考研IELTSGRETEM4计算机

Collins.2 / BNC.4494 / COCA.4812

同义词辨析

pailbarrelbucket【导航词义：桶】

短语用例

bucket down

• 下大雨
  to rain heavily
  1. a plastic bucket
     塑料桶
  2. They were playing on the beach with their buckets and spades .
     他们带着桶和铲子在沙滩上玩。

习惯用语

n.

a drop in the ocean
• 沧海一粟；九牛一毛
  an amount of sth that is too small or unimportant to make any real difference to a situation
kick the bucket
• 死；翘辫子；蹬腿儿
  to die

牛津词典

noun

• （有提梁的）桶
  an open container with a handle, used for carrying or holding liquids, sand, etc.
  1. a plastic bucket
     塑料桶
  2. They were playing on the beach with their buckets and spades .
     他们带着桶和铲子在沙滩上玩。
• 大桶状物；（起重机的）吊斗；（挖土机的）铲斗
  a large container that is part of a crane or digger and is used for lifting things
• 一桶（的量）
  the amount contained in a bucket
  1. two buckets/bucketfuls of water
     两桶水
  2. They used to drink tea by the bucket/bucketful (= in large quantities) .
     他们过去喝很多茶。
• 大量
  a large amount
  1. To succeed in show business, you need buckets of confidence.
     要想在演艺界干出名堂，就得有十足的信心。
  2. We wept buckets .
     我们泪如泉涌。
  3. He was sweating buckets by the end of the race.
     跑到终点时他汗流浃背。
  4. The rain was coming down in buckets (= it was raining very heavily) .
     下着瓢泼大雨。

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （有提手的）桶，吊桶，水桶
  Abucketis a round metal or plastic container with a handle attached to its sides. Buckets are often used for holding and carrying water.
  1. We drew water in a bucket from the well outside the door...
     我们用一个吊桶从门外的井中打水。
  2. The girls happily played in the sand and sea with buckets and spades.
     女孩们带着铲子和小桶在沙滩上快活地玩耍。
  3. Abucket ofwater is the amount of water contained in a bucket.
     一桶之量
  4. She threw a bucket of water over them.
     她把一桶水倒在他们身上。
• QUANT 大量
  Bucketsorbucket-loads ofsomething means a large amount of it.
  1. They obviously have buckets of confidence...
     很明显，他们信心十足。
  2. They didn't exactly sell bucket-loads of records the first time around.
     其实，他们第一次唱片卖得并不很多。
• N-PLURAL （涕泪）滂沱；（大雨）瓢泼
  If someone criesbuckets, they cry a lot because they are very upset. If it rainsbuckets, it rains a lot.
  1. He was weeping buckets...
     他正哭得稀里哗啦的。
  2. The rain was still coming down in buckets when we went back out.
     我们回去时，外面的倾盆大雨仍然下个不停。
• 蹬腿儿；咽气儿
  If you say that someonehas kicked the bucket, you mean that they have died.

英英释义

noun

• a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
  Synonym:pail
• the quantity contained in a bucket
  Synonym:bucketful

verb

• carry in a bucket
• put into a bucket

双语例句

• When we drew the bucket up from the well, we saw that the rope had worn away, and the bucket was left hanging by a very thin thread.
  当我们把水桶从井里提上来，发现绳子几乎要磨断了，水桶仅由一根细线吊着。
• They obviously have buckets of confidence
  很明显，他们信心十足。
• This bucket won't retain water.
  这个桶不能装水了。
• When are you going to get rid of that old bucket of bolts?
  你什么时候处理你那辆破车？
• He went down the hill and fetched a bucket of water.
  他下山取回一桶水。
• He was weeping buckets
  他正哭得稀里哗啦的。
• Old Dyson looks as if he may kick the bucket any day; I've never seen a living being look so thin.
  老戴逊好像会随时死去，我从未见过活人这样瘦的。
• The cow has kicked the bucket over again.
  那头牛又把牛奶桶踢翻了。
• She bent and picked up a plastic bucket
  她弯腰提起一个塑料桶。
• But for your magic hand, I'd have long kicked the bucket.
  要不是你妙手回春，我早就见阎王了。