C 水桶 an open metal, plastic, or wooden container with a handle for carrying liquids

　cry ～s　痛哭流涕
　give the ～　发出解雇的通知
　receive the ～　收到解雇的通知
　sweat ～s　汗流如柱
　empty ～　空桶
　full ～　装满的桶
　wooden ～　木桶
　coal ～　煤桶
　fire ～　灭火水桶
　ice ～　冰桶
　metal ～　金属桶
　plastic ～　塑料桶
　water ～　水桶
　a drop in the ～　沧海一粟

　The bucket leaks.　水桶漏了。
　This bucket won't retain water.　这个桶不能装水了。
　He went down the hill and fetched a bucket of water.　他下山取回一桶水。
　She poured a bucket of water over me.　她把一桶水倒在我身上。
　We drop a bucket into a well in order to draw water.　我们把水桶投入井中取水。
　The hotel cleaner entered carrying a bucket and a mop.　旅馆清洁工拿着水桶和拖把进来。
　They carried water in buckets.　他们用水桶提水。
　The rain came down in buckets.　大雨倾盆而下。
　The water runs out of the pipe into the bucket.　水自管内注入水桶中。

 ♣ bucket of bolts
　破旧不堪的汽车　a very old and shaky car that barely goes
　When are you going to get rid of that old bucket of bolts?　你什么时候处理你那辆破车?
 ♣ cry bucket
　大哭　brust into a cry
　The boy cried bucket when his dog was killed.　这孩子的狗遭杀，他大哭了一场。
 ♣ kick the bucket
　死掉　die
　Old Dyson looks as if he may kick the bucket any day; I've never seen a living being look so thin.　老戴逊好像会随时死去，我从未见过活人这样瘦的。
　As soon as he kicked the bucket he started to become famous.　他一死便开始出名了。

　［同义词］ pail, keg