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单词 box
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box

noun
 
/bɒks/
/bɑːks/
Idioms
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    container

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    [countable] (especially in compounds) a container made of wood, thick card, metal, etc. with a flat stiff base and sides and often a lid (= cover), used especially for holding solid things
    • in a box Everything we owned was neatly packed in cardboard boxes.
    • She kept all the letters in a box.
    • inside a box Do you know what is inside the box?
    • She opened her money box to see if she had saved enough for a tennis racket.
    • a toolbox
    • a matchbox
    see also blue box
    Extra Examples
    • She filled the box with old clothes.
    • The dog sleeps in a box lined with an old blanket.
    • The exhibition is free, but there is a collection box for donations.
    • They were sitting around the fire on upturned boxes.
    • This box holds ten candles and costs $21.40.
    • We packed all the books into boxes.
    • a box marked ‘fragile’
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • rectangular
    • square
    • upturned
    … of boxes
    • pile
    • stack
    verb + box
    • fill
    • pack
    • pack something in
    box + verb
    • be filled with something
    • be full of something
    • contain something
    preposition
    • in a/​the box
    • inside a/​the box
    • into a/​the box
    phrases
    • the lid of a box
    See full entry
  2.  
    [countable] box (of something) a box and its contents; the things a box contains
    • a box of chocolates/cereal/tissues
    • He produced a box of matches from his pocket.
    • People buy low-fat cookies and then eat the whole box.
    see also juice box
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • rectangular
    • square
    • upturned
    … of boxes
    • pile
    • stack
    verb + box
    • fill
    • pack
    • pack something in
    box + verb
    • be filled with something
    • be full of something
    • contain something
    preposition
    • in a/​the box
    • inside a/​the box
    • into a/​the box
    phrases
    • the lid of a box
    See full entry
  3. shape

  4.  
    [countable] a square or rectangle on a page or computer screen for people to put information in or containing extra or different information
    • Put a cross in the appropriate box.
    • (British English) to tick a box
    • (North American English) to check a box
    • Type your query in the search box.
    • There are over 300 special note boxes in the dictionary.
    see also dialog box
    Extra Examples
    • Put a cross in the box if you agree with the comments.
    • Tick the appropriate box below.
    • The basic search screen includes two text boxes for words to be searched.
    • A box pops up on the monitor providing a customer profile.
    • Please offer your own ideas in the comment box at the end of this blog.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • appropriate
    • relevant
    • dialog
    verb + box
    • check
    • fill in
    • mark
    preposition
    • in a/​the box
    • into a/​the box
    phrases
    • tick all the boxes
    See full entry
  5. in theatre/court

  6. [countable] a small area in a theatre, court or sports stadium, separated off from where other people sit
    • The painting depicts two elegantly dressed women in a box at the opera.
    • The judge addressed the 12 people seated in the jury box.
    • They drank champagne as they watched the game from the executive box.
    see also commentary box, witness box
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • soundproof
    • call
    • phone
    preposition
    • in a/​the box
    • into a/​the box
    See full entry
  7. shelter

  8. [countable] a small shelter used for a particular purpose
    • a sentry/signal box
    • (British English, old-fashioned) a telephone box
    • I called him from the phone box on the corner.
    • There was a babble of languages in the commentary box when the race began.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • soundproof
    • call
    • phone
    preposition
    • in a/​the box
    • into a/​the box
    See full entry
  9. television

  10. the box
    [singular] (especially British English, old-fashioned, informal) the television
    • on the box What's on the box tonight?
    Topics TV, radio and newsc2
  11. on road

  12. [countable] (British English)
    (also box junction)
    a place where two roads cross or join, marked with a pattern of yellow lines to show that vehicles must not stop in that area
    • Only traffic turning right may enter the box.
  13. in sport

  14. [countable] an area on a sports field that is marked by lines and used for a particular purpose
    • (British English) He was fouled in the box (= the penalty box).
  15. for mail

  16. [countable]
    (also box number)
    a number used as an address, especially one given in newspaper advertisements to which replies can be sent see also PO box
  17. protection

  18. [countable] (British English) a piece of plastic that a man wears over his sex organs to protect them while he is playing a sport, especially cricket compare cup (10)Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
  19. tree/wood

  20. [countable, uncountable] a small evergreen tree or bush with thick dark leaves, used especially for garden hedges
  21. (also boxwood)
    [uncountable] the hard wood of the box tree
  22. Word Originnoun senses 1 to 10 late Old English, probably from late Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis ‘boxwood box’, from Greek puxos. noun senses 11 to 12 Old English, via Latin from Greek puxos.
Idioms
a bag/box of tricks
  1. (informal) a set of methods or equipment that somebody can use
    • Hotel managers are using a whole new bag of tricks to attract their guests.
give somebody a box on the ears
  1. (also box somebody's ears)
    (old-fashioned) to hit somebody with your hand on the side of their head as a punishment
think out of the box
  1. to think about something, or how to do something, in a way that is new, different or shows imagination
tick all the/somebody’s boxes
  1. (British English, informal) to do exactly the right things to please somebody
    • This is a movie that ticks all the boxes.
    • The house we would like to buy ticks all our boxes.

box

verb
/bɒks/
/bɑːks/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they box
/bɒks/
/bɑːks/
he / she / it boxes
/ˈbɒksɪz/
/ˈbɑːksɪz/
past simple boxed
/bɒkst/
/bɑːkst/
past participle boxed
/bɒkst/
/bɑːkst/
-ing form boxing
/ˈbɒksɪŋ/
/ˈbɑːksɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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    fight

  1. [intransitive, transitive] box (somebody) to fight somebody in the sport of boxing
    • He boxed for Ireland in the Olympics.
    • The newcomer boxed the champion for the full twelve rounds.
    Topics Sports: other sportsb2
  2. put in container

  3. [transitive] box something (up) to put something in a box
    • She boxed the decorations up and put them in the attic.
  4. Word Originnoun senses 1 to 10 late Old English, probably from late Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis ‘boxwood box’, from Greek puxos. noun senses 11 to 12 Old English, via Latin from Greek puxos.
Idioms
box clever
  1. (British English, informal) to act in a clever way to get what you want, sometimes tricking somebody
    • Suzie realized that she had to box clever. She had to let Adam think she trusted him.
box somebody’s ears
  1. (also give somebody a box on the ears)
    (old-fashioned) to hit somebody with your hand on the side of their head as a punishment
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