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water butt

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈwater butt noun [countable] British English  DLGa large container that is kept outside and used for collecting rainwater 雨水桶
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water buttThen there's a water butt up by the back door; and some honeysuckle growing over the porch.With a water butt, the water is collected and can be used for gardens.They say there are schemes available that could be implemented, such as the simple water butt.After I fell in the water butt.Her next move was towards the water butt.He always used to tuck it underneath the water butt.The water butt juggles with raindrops.
ˈwater butt nounChineseSyllable
outside that is and container Corpus large used a kept


water butt
ˈwater butt noun [countable] British English
a large container that is kept outside and used for collecting rainwater


water buttBrE /ˈwɔːtə bʌt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɔːtər bʌt/ 🔊, /ˈwɑːtər bʌt/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE ˈrain barrel) noun
a large barrel for collecting rain as it flows off a roof (接房檐雨水的)雨水桶