bucket
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbʌk.ɪt/ us/ˈbʌk.ɪt/
B1 （有提梁的）桶
a container with an open top and a handle, often used for carrying liquids
Armed with a bucket and a mop, I started washing the floor. 提着桶和拖把，我开始拖地板。
UK I took my two-year-old nephew down to the beach with his bucket and spade. 我带两岁的小外甥去海滩，拿着他的小桶和铲子。
Compare: sandpail
- More examples
- We walked along the beach collecting small crabs in a bucket.
- I filled the bucket with water.
- I put a bucket underneath to catch the overflow from the water tank.
- He scooped the sand into a bucket with his hands.
- Water slopped out of the bucket as he carried it up the stairs.
Idioms
in bucketsidiom informal 大量地
in great amounts
The rain came down in buckets. 天下起了倾盆大雨。
cry bucketsidiom informal (UK also weep buckets) 大哭;泪如泉涌
to cry a lot
That was such a sad book - I cried buckets at the end of it. 那本书太令人伤感了——看完时我哭得像个泪人儿似的。
sweat bucketsidiom informal 汗流浃背，大汗淋漓
to sweat a lot
It was my first interview and I was sweating buckets. 那是我第一次面试，我紧张得大汗淋漓。