bucket
['bʌk.ɪt] noun countable
ADVANCED
■a container with an open top and a handle, often used for carrying liquids （有把手的）桶•Armed with a bucket and a mop, I started washing the floor.提着桶和拖把，我开始拖地板。 •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，他拿着自己的小桶和铲子。
['bʌk.ɪt] noun countable
in buckets informal
■in great amounts 大量地•The rain came down in buckets.天下起了倾盆大雨。
['bʌk.ɪt] noun countable
sweat buckets informal
■to sweat a lot 汗流浃背，大汗淋漓•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。
['bʌk.ɪt] noun countable
weep buckets UK (US cry buckets) informal
■to cry a lot 大哭；泪如泉涌•That was such a sad film - I wept buckets at the end of it.那部电影太令人伤感了——结束时我哭得像个泪人儿似的。
['bʌk.ɪt] verb
Phrasal Verbs bucket down UK informal
■to rain heavily 大雨滂沱•It's absolutely bucketing down.正在下倾盆大雨。 |