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bucket

UK /ˈbʌkɪt/US /ˈbʌkɪt/

词源

源自中古英语 'buket',可能来自古法语 'buquet'(小容器),最终源自拉丁语 'būca'(容器或罐子)。

noun

❶ 一种通常由金属或塑料制成的圆形深容器,带有把手,用于盛装液体或固体物品。

“She carried a bucket of water from the well.”

(她从井里提了一桶水。)

“The kids filled their buckets with sand at the beach.”

(孩子们在海滩上用桶装满了沙子。)

❶ 大量或许多,常用于非正式表达中,表示数量很大。

“She cried buckets when her dog passed away.”

(她的狗去世时,她哭得稀里哗啦。)

“We made buckets of money from that deal.”

(我们从那笔交易中赚了一大笔钱。)

同义词:pail, container, vessel

verb

❶ 快速移动或大量倾泻,通常用于描述雨下得很大或快速行动。

“It's bucketing down outside, so take an umbrella.”

(外面下着倾盆大雨,所以带把伞吧。)

“The team bucketed their way to victory in the final minutes.”

(球队在最后几分钟内迅速取得了胜利。)

同义词:pour, rush, dash

常见短语

kick the bucket — 非正式表达,意思是“去世”或“死亡”,通常带有幽默或轻松的意味。

“He always joked that he would kick the bucket while skydiving.”

(他总是开玩笑说,他会在跳伞时去世。)

a drop in the bucket — 比喻某物的数量相对于整体来说微不足道,杯水车薪。

“The donation was generous, but it's just a drop in the bucket for the charity's needs.”

(捐款很慷慨,但对于慈善机构的需求来说只是杯水车薪。)