buck‧et 1 S2 / bʌkət, bʌkɪt / 名词 [可数名词]

1 an open container with a handle, used for carrying and holding things, especially liquids 同义词 pail

2 ( also bucketful ) the quantity of liquid that a bucket can hold

bucket of

a bucket of water

3 a part of a machine shaped like a large bucket and used for moving earth, water etc

4 informal a large amount of something :

They were drinking beer by the bucket.

bucket of

They made buckets of cash on the deal.

5 weep buckets informal to cry a lot

6 in buckets informal if rain comes down in buckets, it is raining very hard

→ kick the bucket at kick 1 ( 20 ) , → a drop in the bucket at drop 2 ( 8 )