bucket

bucket — noun

1. a deep round holder with a curved grip at the top, often used for water, sand, p

1.名詞B1
釋義

a deep round holder with a curved grip at the top, often used for water, sand, paint, and similar things

例句

Mei carried a bucket of water across the yard for the goats.

a bucket of + liquid

After the storm, Ravi caught drips from the ceiling in a red bucket.

同義詞
  • pail

    very close in meaning, though sometimes more North American or slightly old-fashioned

  • tub

    usually wider and less associated with a handle

  • container

    much broader and not specific about shape

文法句型

a bucket of + liquid

fill a bucket with something

carry a bucket

用法筆記

Often used for water, sand, paint, or cleaning. Distinguish from sense 3, where bucket names the amount inside rather than the object itself.

常見錯誤

❌She poured water to the bucket.
✅She poured water into the bucket.
💡use into when the liquid moves inside the container.

2. the large scooping or lifting part on a crane, digger, or similar machine

2.名詞
釋義

the large scooping or lifting part on a crane, digger, or similar machine

例句

The digger's bucket lifted broken bricks into the waiting truck.

digger's bucket

From the street, we watched the crane bucket swing over the wall.

crane bucket

同義詞
  • scoop

    describes the shape or action, but is less exact for heavy machines

  • shovel

    can describe a similar digging part, but often suggests a hand tool

  • grab

    used for gripping attachments rather than open scooping ones

文法句型

digger bucket

crane bucket

lower / lift the bucket

用法筆記

Usually follows the machine name, as in digger bucket or crane bucket. It refers to the lifting attachment, not to the everyday container in sense 1.

常見錯誤

❌The digger lifted the stones with its shovel.
✅The digger lifted the stones with its bucket.
💡for this machine part, bucket names the scooping attachment.

3. the amount that fills one bucket, or a large quantity measured that way

3.名詞
釋義

the amount that fills one bucket, or a large quantity measured that way

例句

By noon, the farm had used three buckets of water on the peppers.

three buckets of + noun

One bucket of paint was enough for the kitchen walls.

one bucket of + material

同義詞
  • bucketful

    more exact for one full bucket

  • load

    broader and often suggests a larger or less exact amount

  • amount

    general word with no container idea

文法句型

a bucket of something

two buckets of something

by the bucketful

用法筆記

Common with numbers and with of, especially in counting food, water, paint, or other supplies. Sense 1 is about the container itself.

常見錯誤

❌We bought a bucket apples.
✅We bought a bucket of apples.
💡this quantity sense usually needs bucket of + noun.