n.[C]

1. 水桶，提桶，吊桶
2. 桶状物；（挖土机等的）铲斗，勺斗；（唧筒的）活塞
3. （一）桶；满桶[（+of）]
   He came down the hill carrying a bucket of water.

   他提着一桶水下山来了。

4. 大量[P]
   When she heard about her brother's death she cried buckets.

   当得知兄弟的死讯时，她泪流满面。

5. 【俚】屁股

vi.

1. 下倾盆大雨[（+down）]
   The rain bucketed down.

   大雨倾盆。

   The jeep bucketed over the bumpy road.

   吉普车在崎岖不平的路上颠簸行进。

2. 急速（或颠簸着）行进，驾车飞驶；乱跑[Q]

vt.

1. 用桶提（或装运）
   The girl was bucketing water from the well.

   那姑娘在用桶从井里打水。

2. 催（马）拼命跑；（横冲直撞地）驾驶（车等）
3. 利用（顾客的资金）买空卖空

n.

1. a cylindrical open container with a handle, used to carry liquids.
   ▸a compartment on the outer edge of a waterwheel.
   ▸the scoop of a dredger or grain elevator, or one attached to the front of a digger or tractor.
2. (buckets) informal large quantities of liquid.

v.

1. (bucket down) Brit. rain heavily.
2. (of a vehicle) move quickly and jerkily.