N-COUNT A pail is a bucket, usually made of metal or wood. (木或铁)桶 [美国英语]
The children took their pails and shovels to the beach.
孩子们带着桶和铲子到海滩上去了。
There were two pails standing by the faucet; she grabbed one and filled it.
水龙头旁放着两个桶；她拿起一只桶，灌上了水。
They totter out into the courtyard to draw water or to rinse the slop pails.
他们瞒珊走进院子来汲水、洗刷污水桶。
The Blue Buckets Society has reacted to the lawmakers' initiative by organizing a march around the city, with blue pails and plastic cups attached to their heads.
VOA: standard.2010.05.19
Family members rush to take advantage of every precious drop before the afternoon, filling plastic jugs,oil drums, and pails with water for use by the 15 people who live in this home.
VOA: standard.2009.08.01
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