dogbox
/ˈdɒgbɒks/noun
- Austral. informal a compartment in a railway carriage without a corridor〈澳, 非正式〉铁路客车上没有走廊的车厢。
短语
in the dogbox
- NZ informal in disfavour〈新西兰, 非正式〉受冷遇; 失宠。
词源
early 19th cent.: originally denoting a box for a dog to lie in， later denoting a railway compartment for transporting dogs.