bucket
noun
verb
ˈbʌkɪət
noun
1
an
open
container
with
a
handle,
used
for
carrying
and
holding
things,
especially
liquids
桶;
2
bucketful
also
又作
the
quantity
of
liquid
that
a
bucket
can
hold
一桶之量
[+
of
]
a
bucket
of
water
一桶水
3
a
part
of
a
machine
shaped
like
a
large
bucket
and
used
for
moving
earth,
water
etc
铲斗; 勺斗; 戽斗
4
a
large
amount
of
something
[非正式] 大量
informal
They
were
drinking
beer
by
the
bucket.
他们狂饮啤酒。
[+
of
]
They
made
buckets
of
cash
on
the
deal.
这笔生意他们赚了大把的钞票。
5
weep buckets
to
cry
a
lot
[非正式] 泪如雨下
informal
6
in buckets
if
rain
comes
down
in
buckets,
it
is
raining
very
hard
[非正式] 〔雨〕倾盆而下
informal
verb
7
to
rain
very
hard
[英，非正式] 〔雨〕倾盆而下;
It’s
been
bucketing
down
all
day.
倾盆大雨已下了一整天。