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| /bɒks/ |
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| 1 | C a container with straight sides, a flat base , and sometimes a lid 箱；盒；匣 |
| a stack of cardboard boxes 一堆纸箱 |
| Read the instructions before taking it out of its box. 把它从箱子里取出来之前先看看说明书。 |
| | 1a | the things in a box , or the amount that a box contains 一箱；一盒；一匣；一箱的容量；一盒的容量；一匣的容量 | | Jim gave us some chocolates, and we ate the whole box. 吉姆给了我们一些巧克力，我们把整盒都吃光了。 | | +of a box of matches 一盒火柴 | |
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| 2 | C a space on a printed form , in which you write （表格上的）方框，空格 |
| Tick the boxes that apply to you. 在符合于你的空格内打钩。 |
| | 2a | a space on a computer screen , where you can read or write a particular type of information （计算机屏幕上的）框 | | the dialog/error box 对话框/错误框 | |
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| 3 | C a small enclosed space with seats in a theatre or sports ground , separate from where the rest of the audience is sitting （戏院或运动场的）包厢 |
| a corporate entertainment box 团体娱乐包厢 |
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| 4 | the box BRITISH informal the television 电视机 |
| Is there anything on the box tonight? 今晚电视有什么可看的节目吗？ |
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| 5 | the box the penalty box in football （足球的）罚球区 |
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| 6 | C an address that some people use instead of having letters delivered to their house 邮政信箱 |
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| 7 | C/U a tree with small shiny leaves that people grow especially around the edges of their gardens 黄杨树（常种植在花园四周） |
| a box hedge 黄杨树篱 |
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| 8 | C informal a coffin for a dead body 棺材 |
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| 9 | C BRITISH a telephone box |
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| 10 | C BRITISH a hard cover worn by men to protect their sex organs when playing sports （运动时保护运动员的）下体护身 |
| PHRASE |
| - | be a box of birds Australian informal
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| to be happy or in good health |
| 高兴；健康 |
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