英语词汇“bucket”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense, plural buckets, present participle bucketing, past tense, past participle bucketed

1. countable noun

A bucket is a round metal or plastic container with a handle attached to its sides. Buckets are often used for holding and carrying water.

We drew water in a bucket from the well outside the door.

The girls happily played in the sand and sea with buckets and spades.

Synonyms: pail, container, pitcher, scuttle More Synonyms of bucket

A bucket of water is the amount of water contained in a bucket.

She threw a bucket of water over them. [+ of]

2. quantifier [QUANT of n-uncount/pl-n]

Buckets or bucket-loads of something means a large amount of it.

[informal]

They obviously have buckets of confidence.

They didn't exactly sell bucket-loads of records the first time around.

3. plural noun

If someone cries buckets, they cry a lot because they are very upset. If it rains buckets, it rains a lot.

[informal]

He was weeping buckets.

The rain was still coming down in buckets when we went back out.

See to kick the bucket

Phrasal verbs:

See bucket down

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单词	bucket
释义	Trends of bucket View usage for: bucket (bʌkɪt) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense, plural buckets, present participle bucketing, past tense, past participle bucketed 1. countable noun A bucket is a round metal or plastic container with a handle attached to its sides. Buckets are often used for holding and carrying water. We drew water in a bucket from the well outside the door. The girls happily played in the sand and sea with buckets and spades. Synonyms: pail, container, pitcher, scuttle More Synonyms of bucket A bucket of water is the amount of water contained in a bucket. She threw a bucket of water over them. [+ of] 2. quantifier [QUANT of n-uncount/pl-n] Buckets or bucket-loads of something means a large amount of it. [informal] They obviously have buckets of confidence. They didn't exactly sell bucket-loads of records the first time around. 3. plural noun If someone cries buckets, they cry a lot because they are very upset. If it rains buckets, it rains a lot. [informal] He was weeping buckets. The rain was still coming down in buckets when we went back out. 4. See to kick the bucket Phrasal verbs: See bucket down More Synonyms of bucket bucket in British English (ˈbʌkɪt) noun 1. an open-topped roughly cylindrical container; pail 2. Also called: bucketful the amount a bucket will hold 3. any of various bucket-like parts of a machine, such as the scoop on a mechanical shovel 4. a cupped blade or bucket-like compartment on the outer circumference of a water wheel, paddle wheel, etc 5. computing a unit of storage on a direct-access device from which data can be retrieved 6. mainly US a turbine rotor blade 7. Australian and New Zealand an ice cream container 8. kick the bucket verbWord forms: -kets, -keting or -keted 9. (transitive) to carry in or put into a bucket 10. (intransitive; often foll by down) (of rain) to fall very heavily it bucketed all day 11. (intransitive; often foll by along) mainly British to travel or drive fast 12. (transitive) mainly British to ride (a horse) hard without consideration 13. (transitive) Australian slang to criticize severely Word origin C13: from Anglo-French buket, from Old English būc; compare Old High German būh belly, German Bauch belly bucket in American English (ˈbʌkɪt) noun 1. a deep, round container with a flat bottom and a curved handle, used to hold or carry water, coal, etc.; pail 2. the amount held by a bucket : also ˈbucketˌful Word forms: plural ˈbucketˌfuls 3. a thing like a bucket, as a scoop on a steam shovel, any of the cups on a water wheel, or any of the curved vanes in the rotor of a turbine 4. Slang the rump; buttocks verb transitive, verb intransitive 5. to carry, draw, or lift (water, etc.) in a bucket or buckets 6. to speculate (with) dishonestly as in a bucket shop 7. British a. to ride (a horse) at a fast pace b. to move or drive rapidly or recklessly Idioms: kick the bucket Word origin ME boket < Anglo-Fr buket, dim. of OE buc, pitcher, bulging vessel, orig., belly < IE bhou-, var. of base bheu-: see big More idioms containing bucket kick the bucket Image of bucket © 24/04/2018, Shutterstock Examples of 'bucket' in a sentence bucket So what does her midlife bucket list consist of? The Sun (2017) Maybe they should employ shaming stewards holding buckets. Times, Sunday Times (2016) My daughter made me a bucket list. The Sun (2016) When the pipes freeze, we have to carry bucket after bucket back from the river. Times, Sunday Times (2017) There's so much on my bucket list. The Sun (2016) Some say it's something to tick off their bucket list. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Bath time is a bucket on the side of the boat, as clouds of insects fizz around my torch. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The devices are shaped like classic charity donation buckets and can accept coins and notes as well as a 2 contactless card donation. Times, Sunday Times (2017) We want to see our fans again one more time before we kick the bucket. Times, Sunday Times (2015) What would be number one and two on your "bucket list "? Christianity Today (2000) The ice bucket challenge was one of the most successful charity campaigns in history. Times, Sunday Times (2016) There was always a red plastic bucket brimming with peas like precious emerald marbles. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Turning the pump handle was much easier and more efficient but still they had to carry buckets. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Just get your wife to stand at one end of the room with a bucket of sand. Times, Sunday Times (2010) You need to ask your family to bring you a bucket so you can shower. The Sun (2016) You can count people in that bucket on one hand. Times, Sunday Times (2015) There were fish in a bucket put straight on the fire. The Sun (2014) These days the bucket list is not just for the dying. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The tables have sunken ice buckets and the karaoke machine is top of the range. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Guests were able to help themselves to platters of shellfish while waiters proffered metal buckets full of ribs. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It'll still sell by the bucket. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Unless you have a heart of solid rock, you will cry buckets. The Sun (2011) Everyone had to use buckets in tents outside until the end of January. Stewart, Bob (Lt-Col) Broken Lives (1993) We have time, buckets of the stuff. Times, Sunday Times (2012) By then the house was on its last legs, with buckets collecting the rain that poured through the roof. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He said: 'I picked up a rather large bucket of coal and carried it around for my mum. The Sun (2014) In other languages bucket British English: bucket /ˈbʌkɪt/ NOUN A bucket is a deep round metal or plastic container with a handle. ...a blue bucket. American English: bucket Arabic: دَلْو Brazilian Portuguese: balde Chinese: 桶 Croatian: kanta Czech: kbelík Danish: spand Dutch: emmer European Spanish: cubo Finnish: ämpäri French: seau German: Eimer Greek: κουβάς Italian: secchio Japanese: バケツ Korean: 버킷 Norwegian: bøtte Polish: wiadro European Portuguese: balde Romanian: găleată Russian: ведро Latin American Spanish: balde Swedish: hink Thai: ถัง Turkish: kova Ukrainian: відро Vietnamese: xô All related terms of 'bucket' bucket down If the rain buckets down , or if it buckets down with rain , it rains very heavily. bucket list Your bucket list consists of all the things you would really like to do or see in your life. bucket-load a large quantity bucket out to empty out with or as if with a bucket bucket seat A bucket seat is a seat for one person in a car or an aeroplane which has rounded sides that partly enclose and support the body. bucket shop an unregistered firm of stockbrokers that engages in speculation with clients ' funds ice bucket An ice bucket is a container which holds ice cubes or cold water and ice. You can use it to provide ice cubes to put in drinks , or to put bottles of wine in and keep the wine cool. rust bucket something that is run-down or dilapidated , esp a very badly rusted car slop bucket a bucket that food scraps and peelings are put into wine bucket A wine bucket is a container that holds ice cubes or cold water and ice. You can use it to put bottles of wine in and keep the wine cool . bucket about (esp of a boat in a storm ) to toss or shake violently bucket ladder a series of buckets that move in a continuous chain , used to dredge riverbeds, etc, or to excavate land honey bucket a bucket or container for human body waste , used where a toilet is not available bucket brigade a line of persons passing buckets of water along in trying to put out a fire bucket elevator a chain of buckets for raising liquids or materials to a higher level champagne bucket A champagne bucket is a container that holds ice cubes or cold water and ice. You can use it to put bottles of champagne in and keep the champagne cool . kick the bucket to die. This expression is used to refer to someone's death in a light-hearted or humorous way. to kick the bucket If you say that someone has kicked the bucket , you mean that they have died. a drop in the bucket an amount very small in relation to what is needed or desired Chinese translation of 'bucket' bucket (ˈbʌkɪt) n (c) (= pail) 桶 (tǒng) (个(個), gè) (= contents) 一桶 (yī tǒng) vi (Brit, inf) it or the rain is bucketing down 大雨倾(傾)盆而下 (dàyǔ qīngpén ér xià) (noun) in the sense of pail Definition an open-topped cylindrical container with a handle We drew water in a bucket from a well outside the door. Synonyms pail container pitcher scuttle (plural noun) in the sense of loads He was weeping buckets. Synonyms loads floods oceans (verb) in the sense of pour down Definition (of rain) to fall very heavily As soon as we were inside, the rain began to bucket down. Synonyms pour down rain heavily lash down pelt down come down in torrents teem down torrent idiom See kick the bucket Synonyms of 'bucket' bucket Explore 'bucket' in the dictionary
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