box

1. N-COUNT A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids. 盒子; 箱子

He reached into the cardboard box beside him. 他把手伸進他旁邊的紙板箱。

They sat on wooden boxes. 他們坐在木箱上。

2. N-COUNT You can use box to refer to a box and its contents, or to the contents only. 一盒的量

She ate two boxes of chocolates. 她吃了兩盒巧克力。

3. N-COUNT A box is a square or rectangle that is printed or drawn on a piece of paper, a road, or on some other surface. 方格

For more information, just check the box and send us the form. 若需更多信息，在方框內打勾，然后把表格寄給我們。

4. N-COUNT A box is a small separate area in a theatre or at a sports arena or stadium, where a small number of people can sit to watch the performance or game. 包廂

Jim watched the game from a private box. 吉姆在私人包廂里觀看比賽。

5. N penalty box的縮寫→short for penalty box

6. N-COUNT Box is used before a number as a mailing address by people or organizations that rent a post office box. 郵箱

...Country Crafts, Box 111, Landisville. …蘭迪斯維爾克拉福特斯地區(qū)111號郵箱。

7. N-UNCOUNT Box is a small evergreen tree with dark leaves that is often used to form hedges. 黃楊[oft N n]

...box hedges. …黃楊樹籬。

8. V to put into a box 放入盒中或箱中

9. V-I To box means to fight someone according to the rules of boxing. 拳擊

At school I boxed and played rugby. 在學校，我打拳擊并玩英式橄欖球。

10. N a punch with the fist, esp on the ear 用拳打出的一擊

11. →see also boxing , post office box