"buckets" in Chinese (Simplified)
桶
Definition
“Buckets” 是 “bucket” 的复数,指带把手的圆形敞口容器,通常用于盛装液体或其他材料。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Buckets” 在一些口语中用作比喻,比如“raining buckets”(下大雨)。通常与具体名词连用,如“两桶水”。不要与 “pails” 混淆,后者较正式且用得较少。
Examples
We filled two buckets with water.
我们装满了两**桶**水。
The children played with buckets and sand at the beach.
孩子们在海滩上玩**桶**和沙子。
She carried three heavy buckets into the garden.
她把三只沉重的**桶**搬进了花园。
It was raining buckets last night!
昨晚下了**倾盆大雨**!
Just grab a couple of buckets, and we’ll clean up this mess.
拿上几个**桶**,我们来收拾这些乱七八糟的东西。
The paint job needs at least four buckets of white paint.
这次粉刷至少需要四**桶**白漆。