| 释义 |
box1/bɒks/ n. & v.●n. 1 a container, usu. with flat sides and of firm material such as wood or card, esp. for holding solids (尤指盛装固体的)箱，盒，匣(通常各边扁平) 2a the amount that will fill a box 一箱(或一盒、一匣)的容量 b Brit. [英] = CHRISTMAS BOX 3 a separate compartment for any of various purposes, e.g. for a small group in a theatre, for witnesses in a law court, for horses in a stable or vehicle 隔间(如戏院里的包厢、法院里的证人席、马厩或车辆中供马活动的分隔间) 4 an enclosure or receptacle for a special purpose (有专门用途的)隔开空间 often in comb. 常用于复合词 : money box 钱箱; telephone box 公用电话亭 5 a facility at a newspaper office for receiving replies to an advertisement (报社内所设的)应征(或应聘)来函信插 6 (prec. by 前接 the) colloq. television; one's television set [口]电视；电视机 what's on the box? 电视上在演什么节目？ 7 an enclosed area or space 封闭的区域(或空间) 8 a space or area of print on a page, enclosed by a border (印刷品中的)加框文字 9 Brit. a small country house for use when shooting or fishing, or for other sporting activity [英] (打猎、捕鱼或其他运动用的)野外小棚屋 10 a protective casing for a piece of mechanism 箱式保护外壳，护箱 11 Brit. a light shield for protecting the genitals in sport, esp. in cricket [英] (尤指板球运动员使用的)下体护身 12 (prec. by 前接 the) Football colloq. the penalty area 【足球】[口]罚球区 13 Baseball the area occupied by the batter or the pitcher 【棒球】击球员(投手)所处的区域 14 a coachman's seat (马车的)驭者座 ●v. tr. 1 put in or provide with a box 把…装箱，把…置于盒内 2 (foll. by 后跟 in, up) confine; restrain from movement 限制，不让…活动 3 (foll. by 后跟 up) Austral. & NZ mix up (different flocks of sheep) [澳新]使(不同的羊群)混杂 □ box the compass Naut. recite the points of the compass in the correct order 【海】依次列举罗盘方位 □ boxful n. (pl. -fuls)□ boxlike adj.[Old English via Late Latin buxis from Latin PYXIS: ultimately from Greek puxos BOX3] |