box

noun

容器 container

1. 盒；箱；匣
   a container made of wood, cardboard, metal, etc. with a flat stiff base and sides and often a lid, used especially for holding solid things
   1. She kept all the letters in a box.
      她把信件都保存在一只盒子里。
   2. a money box
      钱匣
   3. cardboard boxes
      纸板箱
   4. a toolbox
      工具箱
   5. a matchbox
      火柴盒
2. 一盒，一箱（东西）
   a box and its contents
   1. a box of chocolates/matches
      一盒巧克力 / 火柴

剧院；法庭 in theatre/court

3. （剧院中的）包厢；（法庭中的）专席
   a small area in a theatre or court separated off from where other people sit
   1. a box at the opera
      歌剧院的包厢
   2. the witness/jury box
      证人 / 陪审团席

遮蔽处 shelter

4. 小亭；岗亭
   a small shelter used for a particular purpose
   1. a sentry/signal box
      岗亭；铁路信号所
   2. a telephone box
      电话亭
   3. I called him from the phone box on the corner.
      我在拐角处的电话亭打电话给他。

形状 shape

5. 方框；长方格
   a small square or rectangle drawn on a page for people to write information in
   1. Put a cross in the appropriate box.
      在适当的长方格里打叉号。
   2. to tick/check a box
      在方格里画钩 / 做核对记号

电视 television

6. 电视
   the television
   1. What's on the box tonight?
      今晚有什么电视节目？

道路 on road

道路 on road

体育运动 in sport

7. 运动场上以线标出的特定区域
   an area on a sports field that is marked by lines and used for a particular purpose
   1. He was fouled in the box (= the penalty box).
      有人在禁区对他犯规。

邮递 for mail

邮递 for mail

保护 protection

8. （运动员的）下体护身
   a piece of plastic that a man wears over his sex organs to protect them while he is playing a sport, especially cricket

树木 tree/wood

9. 黄杨（常绿，尤用作花园树篱）
   a small evergreen tree or bush with thick dark leaves, used especially for garden hedges
10. 黄杨木
    the hard wood of this bush

verb

击打 fight

1. （拳击运动）击打（某人）
   to fight sb in the sport of boxing

装入容器 put in container

2. 把（某物）装箱（或盒、匣）
   to put sth in a box

1. N-COUNT 盒子；箱子；匣子
   A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids.
   1. He reached into the cardboard box beside him...
      他把手伸进身边的纸板盒里。
   2. They sat on wooden boxes.
      他们坐在木箱子上。
   3. ...the box of tissues on her desk.
      她桌子上的纸巾盒
   4. A box of something is an amount of it contained in a box.
      一盒之量；一箱之量；一匣之量
   5. She ate two boxes of liqueurs.
      她吃了两盒酒心巧克力。
2. （在纸张、道路等上印制或画出的）方格，方框
   A box is a square or rectangle that is printed or drawn on a piece of paper, a road, or on some other surface.
3. N-SING （足球场的）罚球区
   In football, the box is the penalty area of the field.
   1. He scored from the penalty spot after being brought down in the box.
      在罚球区内被违规撞倒后，他罚点球破门得分。
4. （剧院或运动场的）包厢
   A box is a small separate area in a theatre or at a sports ground or stadium, where a small number of people can sit to watch the performance or game.
5. N-SING 电视机
   Television is sometimes referred to as the box .
   1. Do you watch it live at all or do you watch it on the box?
      你是在现场看还是在电视上看？
6. N-COUNT （用在数字前表示邮政地址）邮政信箱，邮箱
   Box is used before a number as a postal address by organizations that receive a lot of mail.
   1. ...Country Crafts, Box 111, Landisville.
      兰蒂斯维尔111号信箱，乡村工艺社
7. N-UNCOUNT 黄杨（小型长绿树，常用作篱笆）
   Box is a small evergreen tree with dark leaves which is often used to form hedges.
   1. ...box hedges.
      黄杨篱笆
8. VERB （按照拳击运动的规则）击打
   To box means to fight someone according to the rules of boxing.
   1. At school I boxed and played rugby...
      在学校时我既打拳击又玩橄榄球。
   2. The two fighters had previously boxed a 12-round match.
      这两位拳击手之前已经打了一场12回合的比赛。
9. See also: boxed boxing black box chocolate-box lunch box phone box post office box postbox sentry box signal box telephone box
10. to box someone's ears → see: ear

1. Martinez expressed confidence of victory at the ballot box.
   马丁内斯表示了对选举获胜的信心。
2. He reached into the cardboard box beside him
   他把手伸进身边的纸板盒里。
3. They sat on wooden boxes.
   他们坐在木箱子上。
4. He scored from the penalty spot after being brought down in the box.
   在罚球区内被违规撞倒后，他罚点球破门得分。
5. Do you watch it live at all or do you watch it on the box?
   你是在现场看还是在电视上看？
6. At school I boxed and played rugby
   在学校时我既打拳击又玩橄榄球。
7. The two fighters had previously boxed a 12-round match.
   这两位拳击手之前已经打了一场12回合的比赛。
8. Jurassic Park had broken all box office records.
   《侏罗纪公园》打破了所有票房纪录。
9. All the electronics are housed in a waterproof box.
   所有电子设备都储放在一个防水盒中。
10. There were no instructions on how to fasten the carrying strap to the box
    没有如何将背带系在盒子上的说明。
11. She was sent a box of chocolates along with a letter saying she was fired.
    她收到一盒巧克力和一封信，信上说她被解雇了。
12. I had to box Max's ears to get him to hush.
    我不得不打了马克斯一耳光让他闭嘴。
13. His girlfriend had gone into the witness box and taken the oath
    他的女朋友进入证人席并立了誓。
14. The seal on the box broke when it fell from its hiding-place
    盒子从隐藏处掉落时，封口裂开了。
15. We put a notice on the side of the box.
    我们在箱子的一侧贴了警示标。
16. There was a serving spoon missing when Nina put the silverware back in its box.
    尼娜将银餐具收拾到盒子里去的时候发现少了一把调羹。
17. I stumbled into the telephone box and dialed 999.
    我跌跌撞撞地进了电话亭拨了999。
18. Dad handed me a big box wrapped in gold foil and tied with a red ribbon.
    爸爸递给我一个用金箔包装、外面扎了根红丝带的大盒子。
19. Patterson pointed toward a plain cardboard box beneath a long wooden table.
    帕特森指着长木桌下的一个普通的纸板箱。
20. I untied the bow and unwrapped the small box
    我解开蝴蝶结，拆开小盒子的包装。
21. Don't upset the piles of sheets under the box.
    不要把箱子下面那几叠床单弄乱了。
22. He ran his fingers along the inside walls of the box.
    他用手指摸了摸盒子的内壁。
23. They have reserved a box for us in the theatre.
    他们在剧院为我们预订了一个包厢。
24. The box was crushed out of shape.
    这箱子被压得不成型了。
25. The cardboard box was crushed.
    纸箱子压扁了。
26. If you annoy me much more, I'll box your ears.
    如果你再打扰我，我将打你耳光。
27. Please lift the box down from the shelf for me.
    请帮我把这只箱子从搁板上抬下来。
28. The wooden box fell apart.
    木箱散了。
29. The box was painted within and without.
    盒子里里外外都漆过了。
30. This box of glasses has been bumped about all the way here and quite a few pieces are broken.
    这箱玻璃杯一路上磕磕碰碰的，碎了不少。

  case box carton chest crate【导航词义：箱，盒】

  case n. 大箱子，大容器

〔辨析〕指用来存放或搬运物品的较大的容器。

  box n. 箱子，盒子

〔辨析〕尤指用于存放固体物品、底面及四壁坚硬且有盖的箱形容器，通常用木材、硬纸板、金属等制成。

  carton n. 硬纸盒；塑料盒

〔辨析〕尤指装食品或液体的硬纸盒或塑料盒。

  chest n. 箱子，柜子

〔辨析〕指用于存放贵重物品的大而结实的箱子或柜子，有盖或门且经常有锁。

  crate n. 板条箱，装货箱，分格箱

〔辨析〕指用于运货的大木箱，也可指用于运送或存放瓶子等的塑料或金属分格箱。

box sb/sth in

1. 围困；拦挡
   to prevent sb/sth from being able to move by surrounding them with people, vehicles, etc.
2. 阻挡；阻碍
   to prevent sb from doing what they want by creating unnecessary problems
   1. She kept all the letters in a box.
      她把信件都保存在一只盒子里。
   2. a money box
      钱匣
   3. cardboard boxes
      纸板箱
   4. a toolbox
      工具箱
   5. a matchbox
      火柴盒

n.

give sb a box on the ears

• 打某人耳光
  to hit sb with your hand on the side of their head as a punishment

think out of the box

• 跳出框框想问题；另辟蹊径
  to think about sth, or how to do sth, in a way that is new, different or shows imagination

tick all the/sb's boxes

• 投其所好；迎合众人 / 某人的喜好
  to do exactly the right things to please sb
  1. This is a movie that ticks all the boxes.
     这是一部适合众人口味的影片。

a bag/box of tricks

• 一套措施；全部法宝
  a set of methods or equipment that sb can use

v.

box clever

• 巧妙地得到想要的东西（有时蒙骗人）
  to act in a clever way to get what you want, sometimes tricking sb

box sb's ears

• 打某人耳光
  to hit sb with your hand on the side of their head as a punishment

noun

1. a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
   1. I gave him a good box on the ear

2. a (usually rectangular) container
   1. he rummaged through a box of spare parts

3. separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
   1. the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold

4. private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
   1. the royal box was empty

   Synonym:    loge

5. the driver's seat on a coach
   1. an armed guard sat in the box with the driver

   Synonym:    box seat

6. any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
   1. the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box

7. evergreen shrubs or small trees

   Synonym:    boxwood

8. the quantity contained in a box
   1. he gave her a box of chocolates

   Synonym:    boxful

9. a rectangular drawing
   1. the flowchart contained many boxes

10. a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
    1. his lying got him into a tight corner

    Synonym:    corner

verb

1. engage in a boxing match

2. hit with the fist
   1. I'll box your ears!

3. put into a box
   1. box the gift, please

   Synonym:    package