box 1 S1 W1 / bɒks $ bɑks / 名词

1 container [可数名词] a container for putting things in, especially one with four stiff straight sides

cardboard/wooden/plastic etc box

a strong cardboard box

toolbox/shoebox/matchbox etc (= a box used for keeping tools etc in )

2 amount ( also boxful ) [可数名词] the amount of something contained in a box

box of

a box of chocolates

3 shape [可数名词]

a) a small square on a page for people to write information in :

Put an ‘X’ in the box if you would like to join our mailing list.

b) a square or rectangle on a page where information is given or where an answer can be written :

The box on the left gives a short history of the battle.

4 in a court/theatre etc [可数名词] a small area of a theatre or court that is separate from where other people are sitting :

the jury box

5 small building [可数名词] a small building or structure used for a particular purpose 同义词 booth :

a sentry box

telephone box British English

6 at a post office box 25/450 etc a box with a number in a post office , where you can have letters etc sent instead of to your own address 同义词 PO Box

7 sports field [可数名词，通常单数] a special area of a sports field that is marked by lines and used for a particular purpose :

the penalty box

8 protection [可数名词] British English a piece of plastic that a man wears over his sex organs to protect them when he is playing a sport, especially cricket

9 tree [可数和不可数名词] a small tree that keeps its leaves in winter and is often planted around the edge of a garden or field :

a box hedge

10 television the box informal the television :

What’s on the box tonight?

11 be out of your box British English informal to be very drunk or have taken an illegal drug

→ black box

COLLOCATIONS

types of box

a cardboard/wooden/plastic box We packed all our things into big cardboard boxes.

a storage box (= for storing things in ) Plastic storage boxes are useful for putting things in the attic.

a toolbox The hammer’s in the tool box.

a shoebox (= that you buy shoes in ) She used to keep photographs in old shoe boxes.

a sandwich/lunch box Most of the kids bring lunch boxes to school.

a jewellery box British English , a jewelry box American English A jewellery box had gone missing.

a money box (= that children save money in ) How much have you got in your money box?

a cash box (= for keeping a supply of money in, for example in a shop ) Thieves stole £100 from a cash box at the school.

短语

a pile/stack of boxes There was a pile of boxes in the street outside the house.