| 单词 | alms box |
| 释义 | alms box (once / 562825 pages) n WORD FAMILY alms box: alms boxes USAGE EXAMPLESAs he sought to curb the extremists, Mr. Bilalli received death threats, including a note left in the mosque’s alms box. New York Times(May 21, 2016) Some insist that the holiday once coincided with the date that medieval churches distributed the contents of their charitable alms boxes to the poor. Los Angeles Times(Dec 26, 2015) Alms boxes were placed here and there through the city to remind people of the help that was needed. Walsh, James J., The Century of Columbus(2011) n box for collecting alms, especially one in a church Syn|Hyper mite box, poor box box a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid |
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