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单词 cardboard
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Definition of cardboard in English:

cardboard

nounˈkɑːdbɔːdˈkɑrdbɔrd
  • 1mass noun Pasteboard or stiff paper.

    纸板;硬纸

    as modifier a cardboard box
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We made mailboxes out of construction paper and cardboard and put them on our desks.
    • He finally got a grip on the foreign object, which felt like paper or cardboard.
    • Last week I left several glass wine bottles in my green bin along with paper and cardboard.
    • Besides, the big cardboard box it came in was my only cabinet for a fair while.
    • Many houses are made of reed mats, plywood and plastic with cardboard filling the gaps.
    • Anyway, the new bike arrived this morning, all swathed in cardboard and plastic wadding.
    • Others favoured a more traditional design using cardboard and green fabrics.
    • In the western town of Ghansi, hundreds live in shacks made of plastic and cardboard tied together.
    • As Michael packed tins of beans, soup and spaghetti into cardboard boxes he nervously looked around.
    • Think about the glass, plastic and cardboard packaging that goes in the bin and could be recycled.
    • Oh, goodness but I'm fed up with trying to make serviceable postal boxes out of old cardboard.
    • The ventilators are blocked, and roof tiles have caved in and have been replaced by paper and cardboard.
    • The duo have dispensed with plastic CD casings and fashioned their covers from stiff cardboard.
    • The main structure is made out of wood and cardboard and is covered in plasticine before being painted.
    • They produce all that plastic and cardboard; they ought to be actively responsible for getting rid of it.
    • Foss Islands is the only place in York to take plastic and cardboard.
    • I would sit and think about what picture I wanted to paint, look at my large piece of cardboard and my paints.
    • Swindon Council provided households with a box for cardboard, paper and other recyclables.
    • Again the council can provide boxes to store cardboard and plastic bottles awaiting disposal.
    • Most people will be aware that there is little demand for paper, cardboard, plastic and glass.
    Synonyms
    pasteboard, board, stiff paper
  • 2as modifier (of a character in a literary work) lacking depth and realism; artificial.

    (文学作品中的人物)肤浅的,不真实的;造作的

    with its superficial, cardboard characters, the novel was typical of her work

    这部小说人物肤浅造作,是她的典型作品。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They were very very simple cardboard characters who mostly just have to glower, smoulder and say witty lines quietly.
    • The cardboard characters they were from the TV show couldn't really sustain a movie.
    • Mind you, no psychological sensitivity can really rescue these grimly cardboard characters.
    • He was certainly no cardboard figure and no amount of hagiography has succeeded in making him a saint.
    • The clues fail to involve, or interest, and the characters are cardboard cutouts.
    • The parade of cardboard characters with implausible motives makes for a less than satisfying read.
    • Holmes and Watson have become cardboard variations on a theme, rather than reinvented characters.
    • I'll have to wait and see if they get a better grasp on the characters or just leave them as cardboard cutouts.
    • He does not want to paint her as a cardboard cut-out villainess, and rightly so.

Rhymes

hardboard

Definition of cardboard in US English:

cardboard

nounˈkärdbôrdˈkɑrdbɔrd
  • 1Pasteboard or stiff paper.

    纸板;硬纸

    as modifier a cardboard box
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Think about the glass, plastic and cardboard packaging that goes in the bin and could be recycled.
    • The ventilators are blocked, and roof tiles have caved in and have been replaced by paper and cardboard.
    • As Michael packed tins of beans, soup and spaghetti into cardboard boxes he nervously looked around.
    • The main structure is made out of wood and cardboard and is covered in plasticine before being painted.
    • They produce all that plastic and cardboard; they ought to be actively responsible for getting rid of it.
    • Last week I left several glass wine bottles in my green bin along with paper and cardboard.
    • Anyway, the new bike arrived this morning, all swathed in cardboard and plastic wadding.
    • I would sit and think about what picture I wanted to paint, look at my large piece of cardboard and my paints.
    • Again the council can provide boxes to store cardboard and plastic bottles awaiting disposal.
    • He finally got a grip on the foreign object, which felt like paper or cardboard.
    • Swindon Council provided households with a box for cardboard, paper and other recyclables.
    • We made mailboxes out of construction paper and cardboard and put them on our desks.
    • Foss Islands is the only place in York to take plastic and cardboard.
    • Oh, goodness but I'm fed up with trying to make serviceable postal boxes out of old cardboard.
    • Others favoured a more traditional design using cardboard and green fabrics.
    • Most people will be aware that there is little demand for paper, cardboard, plastic and glass.
    • Many houses are made of reed mats, plywood and plastic with cardboard filling the gaps.
    • In the western town of Ghansi, hundreds live in shacks made of plastic and cardboard tied together.
    • The duo have dispensed with plastic CD casings and fashioned their covers from stiff cardboard.
    • Besides, the big cardboard box it came in was my only cabinet for a fair while.
    Synonyms
    pasteboard, board, stiff paper
    1. 1.1as modifier (of a character in a literary work) lacking depth and realism; artificial.
      (文学作品中的人物)肤浅的,不真实的;造作的
      with its superficial, cardboard characters, the novel was typical of her work

      这部小说人物肤浅造作,是她的典型作品。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Mind you, no psychological sensitivity can really rescue these grimly cardboard characters.
      • The cardboard characters they were from the TV show couldn't really sustain a movie.
      • He does not want to paint her as a cardboard cut-out villainess, and rightly so.
      • He was certainly no cardboard figure and no amount of hagiography has succeeded in making him a saint.
      • The parade of cardboard characters with implausible motives makes for a less than satisfying read.
      • The clues fail to involve, or interest, and the characters are cardboard cutouts.
      • Holmes and Watson have become cardboard variations on a theme, rather than reinvented characters.
      • They were very very simple cardboard characters who mostly just have to glower, smoulder and say witty lines quietly.
      • I'll have to wait and see if they get a better grasp on the characters or just leave them as cardboard cutouts.
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