| 单词 | bucket |
| 释义 | bucket n. & v. --n 1. a a roughly cylindrical open container, esp. of metal, with a handle, used for carrying, drawing, or holding water etc. b the amount contained in this (need three buckets to fill the bath). 2. (in pl.) large quantities of liquid, esp. rain or tears (wept buckets). 3. a compartment on the outer edge of a water wheel. 4. the scoop of a dredger or a grain-elevator. --v (bucketed, bucketing) 1. intr. & tr. (often foll. by along) Brit. move or drive jerkily or bumpily. 2. intr. (often foll. by down) (of liquid, esp. rain) pour heavily. Phrases and idioms bucket seat a seat with a rounded back to fit one person, esp. in a car. bucket-shop 1. an office for gambling in stocks, speculating on markets, etc. 2. colloq. a travel agency specializing in cheap air tickets. Derivatives bucketful n. (pl. -fuls). Etymology: ME & AF buket, buquet, perh. f. OE buc pitcher |
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