bucket
/ˈbʌkɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈʌkət] /ˈbʌkɪt/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈʌkət] /ˈbə-kət/ (ame, mw)
bucket — noun
- bucketsingular
- bucketsplural
1. a deep, open vessel with a curved grip, used to move or store water, sand, and s
a deep, open vessel with a curved grip, used to move or store water, sand, and similar things.
Hana filled the bucket at the garden tap before washing the muddy steps.
fill a bucket at a tap
Theo carried a bucket of shells back from the beach after lunch.
a bucket of + noun
The cleaner kept a blue bucket beside the sink for soapy water.
Daniel knocked over the bucket, and dirty water spread across the garage floor.
文法句型
fill a bucket
a bucket of + noun
carry a bucket
用法筆記
Usually used for practical carrying or cleaning jobs rather than for serving food at a table. Common contents include water, sand, paint, and tools.
常見錯誤
2. the heavy metal scoop fixed to the front of a digging or lifting machine, used t
the heavy metal scoop fixed to the front of a digging or lifting machine, used to pick up earth, stones, or waste.
The excavator's bucket bit into the wet soil beside the new road.
the bucket of an excavator
A cracked bucket on the digger kept dropping stones before they reached the truck.
bucket on a digger
Workers replaced the bucket after the machine bent its front edge on concrete.
The crane lowered its bucket into the trench to lift out broken bricks.
文法句型
the bucket of a digger
lower the bucket
replace a bucket
用法筆記
Use this sense in construction or heavy-equipment contexts. It names the attached metal part of the machine, not a separate hand-held container.
3. as much of something as a bucket can hold at one time.
as much of something as a bucket can hold at one time.
We mixed one bucket of plaster before starting the repairs in the hallway.
one bucket of + material
The farmer fed each calf a bucket of grain on the cold morning.
a bucket of + grain
Only half a bucket of paint was left after the studio walls dried.
Pedro poured two buckets of sand onto the path to cover the ice.
文法句型
a bucket of + noun
two buckets of + noun
half a bucket of + noun
用法筆記
Often follows a number or quantity word. This sense focuses on the amount of material, not on the container itself.
bucket — verb
- bucketpresent simple I / you / we / they
- buckets3rd person singular
- bucketing-ing form
- bucketedpast simple
1. to lift, carry, or put something somewhere by using a bucket.
to lift, carry, or put something somewhere by using a bucket.
Villagers bucketed water from the river to the tanks during the outage.
bucket water from one place to another
The crew bucketed wet cement up to the roof by hand.
bucket material up to a higher place
After the pump failed, workers bucketed mud out of the basement all night.
Two children bucketed apples into the cart while their father packed boxes.
文法句型
bucket + water + from + place
bucket + something + into + container
bucket + something + out of + place
用法筆記
Usually literal and physical, often with water, mud, grain, or building material. In everyday speech, speakers often prefer carry, scoop, or bail unless the bucket itself is important.