bucket是什么意思_英语组词翻译_例句及用法释义-英语词典

词组

bucket

释义

bucket

/ˈbʌkɪt/

●a ˌdrop in the ˈocean

(BrE)

(NAmE a ˌdrop in the ˈbucket)

a very small amount in comparison to the much larger amount that is needed 沧海一粟；九牛一毛

◆$10 million is only a drop in the ocean compared to what is needed to help these people effectively.要帮助这些人并落到实处，1 000 万美元不过是杯水车薪。

●ˌkick the ˈbucket

(BrE,

informal

humorous)

die 死；翘辫子；蹬腿儿

◆He got married for the first time when he was 75 and a week later he kicked the bucket.他 75 岁才结婚，一星期之后就翘了辫子。

ORIGIN This idiom refers to the killing of animals for food. They were hung from a wooden frame (the bucket), which they would kick as they were dying. 这个习语原指牲口被屠宰时给挂在木架子（bucket）上，临死挣扎时会踢架子。

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