bucketful
noun[C]
uk/ˈbʌk.ɪt.fʊl/us/ˈbʌk.ɪt.fʊl/theamountof something that abucket(= acontainerwith anopentopand ahandle, usedespeciallyforcarryingliquids)canhold, or afullbucketof something:
Hepickeda bucketfuloftomatoes.
Ifeltas if someone hadthrowna bucketfulofcoldwaterover me.
informal
alargeamountof something:
大量的Theyofferedhim bucketfulsofcash.他们向他提供了大量的现金。
Theywantadsthat areeffectiveandsellbrandsby thebucketful, but thatwincreativeapproval, too.他们想要广告有很好的效果，让品牌大卖，但其创意也能赢得认可。
She hasself-beliefinbucketfuls.她的自信心爆棚。
- Add at least a bucketful oforganicmatterpersquareyardofsoil.
- Theycarefullycollectedbucketfuls of thesnailspecimens.
- Collectrainwaterin abarrel, thenscoopout bucketfuls tothrowon thegarden.
- Hescoreda bucketful ofgoalsthisseason.
- He has thecapacitytoraisemoneyin bucketfuls.
- Like manyteens, sheeatsjunkfoodby the bucketful.
Measurements of volume: informal
- -ful
- armload
- basin
- basketful
- dessertspoon
- eyeful
- fistful
- forkful
- jugful
- plate
- pocketful
- pot
- scoop
- spoon
- spoonful
- tablespoonful
- tankful
- tbsp.
- truckload
- tsp.
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Masses and large amounts of things