box
box&+{1}
[bɒks]
n
a receptacle or container made of wood, cardboard, etc, usually rectangular and having a removable or hinged lid
Also called: boxful the contents of such a receptacle or the amount it can contain
he ate a whole box of chocolates
any of various containers for a specific purpose
letter box
any of various small cubicles, kiosks, or shelters
a signal box on a railway
a separate compartment in a public place for a small group of people, as in a theatre or certain restaurants
an enclosure within a courtroomSee jury box See witness box
a compartment for a horse in a stable or a vehicleSee loosebox See horsebox
a small country house occupied by sportsmen when following a field sport, esp shooting
a protective housing for machinery or mechanical parts.the contents of such a box.(in combination)
a shaped device of light tough material worn by sportsmen to protect the genitals, esp in cricket
a section of printed matter on a page, enclosed by lines, a border, or white space
a central agency to which mail is addressed and from which it is collected or redistributed
to reply to a box number in a newspaper advertisement
the central part of a computer or the casing enclosing it
short for penalty box
either of the designated areas for the batter or the pitcher
the raised seat on which the driver sits in a horse-drawn coach
a wheeled container for transporting coal in a mine
an accidental mixing of herds or flocks
a hole cut into the base of a tree to collect the sap
short for Christmas box
a device for dividing water into two or more ditches in an irrigation system
an informal name for a coffin
the female genitals
vb
to put into a box
to prevent from moving freely; confine
to enclose (text) within a ruled frame
to make a cut in the base of (a tree) in order to collect the sap
to mix (flocks or herds) accidentally
to confuse
I am all boxed up
short for boxhaul
box
box&+{2}
[bɒks]
vb
to fight (an opponent) in a boxing match
to engage in boxing
to hit (a person) with the fist; punch or cuff
n
a punch with the fist, esp on the ear
box
box&+{3}
[bɒks]
n
a dense slow-growing evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Buxus, esp B. sempervirens, which has small shiny leaves and is used for hedges, borders, and garden mazes: family Buxaceae
the wood of this treeSee boxwood
any of several trees the timber or foliage of which resembles this tree, esp various species of Eucalyptus with rough bark
- 习惯用语
- be a box of birds to be very well indeed
- the box television
- think out of the box to think in a different, innovative, or original manner, esp with regard to business practices, products, systems, etc
- out of the box outstanding or excellent
- box the compass to name the compass points in order
- 习惯用语
- box clever to behave in a careful and cunning way
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