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n
1 [C]
(a) (esp in compounds 尤用以構成復合詞) container made of wood, cardboard, metal, etc with a flat base and usu a lid, for holding solids 盒; 匣; 箱: a tool-box
a money-box * a shoe box
a cigar box * She packed her books in cardboard boxes. 她把書裝進紙箱里.
(b) box with its contents 盒或箱及其盛物
a box of chocolates, matches, cigars 一盒巧克力、火柴、雪茄煙.
2 [C]
(a) separate compartment or enclosed area, eg for a group of people in a theatre, stadium, etc, for witnesses in a lawcourt, or for a horse in a stable 分離的隔間或圍著的區域(如戲院的包廂、運動場的分區看臺、法庭的證人席、馬廄中的隔欄)
reserve a box at the theatre 預訂戲院的一個包廂
the witness box 證人席
a horse-box 馬欄. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1之插圖, page ix.
(b) small hut or shelter for a specific purpose (為某目的而設的)小亭, 崗亭: a sentry-box 哨亭
a signal-box 信號所 * a telephone-box 電話間.
3 [C] (in cricket) rounded plastic shield worn by batsmen and wicket-keepers to protect the genitals (板球)護身(擊球員和守門員為防止生殖器受傷而戴的圓形塑料護罩).
4 the box [sing]
(Brit infml 口) television 電視
What's on the box tonight? 今晚電視上有什麼節目?
5 [C] = box number. box, v
1 [Tn] put (sth) into a box 將(某物)裝入盒或箱中
a boxed set of records 盒裝的一套唱片.
2 (phr v) box sb/sth in prevent (a runner, horse, car, etc) from moving freely (esp in a race) 妨礙(賽跑者、馬、汽車等)自由行動(尤於比賽中)
One of the runners got boxed in on the final bend. 一個賽跑者在轉最後一彎時被人擋住了. box sb/sth in/up shut sb/sth in a small space 將某人[某物]禁錮在狹小的空間里
He feels boxed in, living in that tiny flat. 他身居斗室, 感到很不自在.
She hates being boxed up in an office all day. 她討厭整天關在辦公室里.
box v
1 [I, Ipr, Tn]
~ (with/against sb) fight (sb) with the fists, esp wearing padded gloves, as a sport 拳擊(某人)(尤指戴拳擊手套的運動)
Did you box at school? 你在學校時練過拳擊嗎?
2 (idm 習語) box sb's ears hit sb on the ear with the open hand or fist (以掌或拳)打某人耳光
He boxed the boy's ears for being cheeky. 他打了這男孩兒耳光以教訓其不懂羞恥. box, n (usu sing 通常作單數) blow (usu on sb's ear) with the open hand or fist 掌擊或拳擊(通常指打耳光).
box n
1 [C, U] small evergreen shrub with thick dark leaves, used esp for garden hedges 黃楊.
2 (also `boxwood) [U]
hard wood of this shrub 黃楊木.
?? 擴展釋義
*[b?ks]n. 盒子, 箱, 方框, 一巴掌vt. 裝...入盒中, 裝箱, 打耳光vi. 拳擊【計】 方框【醫】 箱, 黃楊【經】 保險箱(匣)相關詞組: in the same box in the wrong box Box and Cox box up... in a box
?? 醫學釋義
箱,盒
?? 同為「小學」詞匯
amazingadj. 令人驚異的;
vt. 使大為吃驚,使驚奇( amaze的現在分詞);使驚異:感到非常好奇;
n. 吃驚;好奇;
promptadj. 敏捷的;迅速的;立刻的;準時的;
v. 促使;導致;鼓勵;提示;
n. 激勵;提示符;提詞;提示;
adv. 準時地;