1
- a slatted wooden case used for transporting goods（运输货物的）板条箱, 柳条箱：
a crate of bananas
一箱香蕉。
1.1
- a square metal or plastic container divided into small individual units, used for transporting or storing bottles（分成小格的运输或存放瓶子的金属或塑料）方格箱：
a milk crate
瓶装牛奶箱
a crate of beer
一箱啤酒。
2
- informal, dated old and dilapidated vehicle〈非正式, 旧〉破旧车辆。
派生词
crateful
noun （pl. -fuls）词源
late Middle English:perhaps related to Dutch krat 'tailboard of a wagon', earlier 'box of a coach', of unknown origin.