名詞 pail:

1. a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
   同義詞：bucket
2. the quantity contained in a pail
   同義詞：pailful

1. He lifted a pail of water from the ground.
   他把一桶水從地上提了起來。
2. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
   教育不是灌滿一桶水，而是點(diǎn)燃一團(tuán)生命的火焰。
3. I want a pail of milk.
   我想要一桶牛奶。
4. Will you carry a pail of water out of the well?
   你愿意從井里打桶水嗎？

pail

n.（名詞）
A watertight cylindrical vessel, open at the top and fitted with a handle; a bucket.
桶：一種不漏水的圓柱形容器，頂部敞開并安有把手；水桶
The amount that a pail can hold.
一桶之量：水桶所能裝水量

來源：
Middle English paile
中古英語 paile
probably from Old French paele [warming pan]
可能源自 古法語 paele [長(zhǎng)柄炭爐]
perhaps from Latin patella [small pan] * see paella
可能源自 拉丁語 patella [小鍋] *參見 paella

【引伸】
pail.ful.
n.（名詞）