| 单词 | magic box |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmagic box magic box n. colloquial any of various (usually mechanical or electronic) devices which operate in a supposedly magical manner. ΚΠ 1861 Amer. Agriculturist Jan. 23/2 I have just received from Germany a toy invented there, which I shall name the ‘magic box’, by which very remarkable and beautiful things are shown... I will put some money into it, and shake it up, and you will find the box will arrange it all in the most complete order. 1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 74/2 Magic box, crooked farobank box in which 53 instead of 52 cards are manipulated by dealer. 1935 J. Hargan Gloss. Prison Lang. 5 Magic-box, coil arrangement which starts any car—without the aid of key. 1945 Daily Mirror 15 Aug. 4/2 Most sensational development was the ‘Magic Box’, which gave our pilots a picture of the ground beneath them even though it was hidden by darkness and cloud. 1960 Guardian 22 Mar. 10/4 The job of the ‘magic boxes’ in the wheelhouse is to take some of the chance out of trawling. 1990 Today 12 Mar. 26 With this magic box, research engineer Tim James revealed how I could operate the lighting, heating..and security system. < as lemmas |
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