bucket down
bucket down — 片語動詞
- bucket downbase form
- buckets down3rd person singular
- bucketing down-ing form
- bucketed downpast simple
1. used to describe an extremely heavy fall of rain that continues steadily — for e
下傾盆大雨
雨勢非常大，像倒水般傾瀉而下
used to describe an extremely heavy fall of rain that continues steadily — for example, when the downpour is so intense that you get soaked within seconds or can barely see across the street.
Ryo looked out the window, saw it was bucketing down, and grabbed his umbrella.
Ryo 往窗外一看，發現正下著傾盆大雨，於是趕緊拿起雨傘。
continuous form: 'was bucketing down' for ongoing heavy rain
Eric got soaked because it bucketed down the moment he stepped off the bus.
Eric 全身濕透，因為他一下公車就下起了傾盆大雨。
simple past: 'it bucketed down' + cause-effect with 'because'
It has been bucketing down all morning, so the garden path is completely flooded.
整個早上都在下傾盆大雨，花園小徑完全淹水了。
We cancelled the picnic because it was bucketing down and the field had turned to mud.
我們取消了野餐，因為雨勢太大，草地都變成了泥巴。
present perfect continuous: 'has been bucketing down' + result clause
The match was abandoned as it bucketed down and water pooled on the pitch.
比賽被迫取消，因為當時下著傾盆大雨，球場上積滿了水。
- it + bucket(s) down
- bucket down + all [morning / afternoon / night / day]
- as / when / while + [subject] + bucketed down
- it + [is / was / has been] + bucketing down
- pour down
more neutral in register, works in both British and American English
- teem down
also British informal, similar frequency; slightly less common than 'bucket down'
- come down in sheets
idiomatic and vivid, emphasises the visual effect of rain falling heavily in layers
- drizzle
describes light, gentle rain — the opposite of a downpour
文法句型
it + bucket down
用法筆記
Only used with 'it' as the subject (the weather 'it'). Very common in informal British English; almost never heard in American English. Typically describes a sudden, intense downpour rather than steady light rain, and often appears in continuous forms ('it is bucketing down').