Phrase
kick the bucket
verb
死亡,失去维持生命所需的一切身体特征和机能
- 1.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
死亡,失去维持生命所需的一切身体特征和机能
死掉
In use
After a long illness, the old man finally kicked the bucket last night.
My goldfish kicked the bucket while I was on vacation.
If that old car kicks the bucket, we'll have to buy a new one.
sb kicked the bucket
常指突然或最终死亡，也用于非生命物体。
My old car finally kicked the bucket yesterday.
我的旧车昨天终于报废了。
sb is going to kick the bucket
用于预测即将死亡或结束。
That ancient laptop is going to kick the bucket any day now.
那台古老的笔记本电脑随时都会完蛋。
sb has kicked the bucket
现在完成时强调状态变化。
The goldfish has kicked the bucket.
金鱼已经死了。
Common mistakes
My phone kicked the bucket.My phone died.
kick the bucket 是习语，专指人的死亡，不能用于无生命物体。
He is kicking the bucket.He kicked the bucket.
死是瞬间事件，一般不用进行时态，应用一般过去时或一般现在时。
Connections
Confusing words
- kick off
- 死；开始 · 虽然‘kick off’也有‘死’的俚语用法，但更常用于‘开始’义；‘kick the bucket’只表示死亡。
- bucket list
- 遗愿清单 · ‘bucket list’指死前想做的事列表，来自‘kick the bucket’；二者主题相关但意义不同。
- bite the dust
- 死掉；失败 · 和‘kick the bucket’同义，都指死亡，但‘bite the dust’还用于比喻失败、倒下。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.