英语词汇“box”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

box

(bɒks )

Word forms: boxes , boxing , boxed

1. countable noun A1

A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids.

He reached into the cardboard box beside him.

They sat on wooden boxes.

...the box of tissues on her desk.

Synonyms: container, case, chest, trunk

A box of something is an amount of it contained in a box.

She ate two boxes of liqueurs. [+ of]

2. countable noun A2

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. singular noun

In football, the box is the penalty area of the field.

He scored from the penalty spot after being brought down in the box.

4. countable noun

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. singular noun

Television is sometimes referred to as the box. [British, informal]

Do you watch it live at all or do you watch it on the box?

6. countable noun

Box is used before a number as a postal address by organizations that receive a lot of mail.

...Country Crafts, Box 111, Landisville.

7. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun]

Box is a small evergreen tree with dark leaves which is often used to form hedges.

...box hedges.

8. verb

To box means to fight someone according to the rules of boxing.

At school I boxed and played rugby. [VERB]

The two fighters had previously boxed a 12-round match. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: fight, spar, exchange blows, prizefight

9. See also boxed, boxing, black box, chocolate-box, lunch box, phone box, postbox, post office box, sentry box, signal box, telephone box

10. to box someone's ears phrase [VERB inflects]

If someone boxes a child's ears, they hit them on the side of their head as a punishment. [old-fashioned]

Phrasal verbs:

box in

1. phrasal verb

If you are boxed in, you are unable to move from a particular place because you are surrounded by other people or cars.

Armstrong was boxed in with 300 metres to go. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE]

The black cabs cut in front of them, trying to box them in. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

2. phrasal verb

If something boxes you in, it puts you in a situation where you have very little choice about what you can do.

Part of winning a mandate is having clear goals and not boxing yourself in. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

We are not trying to box anybody in, we are trying to find a satisfactory way forward. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

boxed in adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]

The Chancellor is boxed in by inflation targets and sterling.

Image of box

Idioms:

box clever [British]

to be very careful and clever in the way that you behave in a difficult situation, so that you can get an advantage over other people

By boxing clever with your personal tax allowances, you could save over £900 a year.

think outside the box

to think about something in a way that is new or different and shows imagination, especially in business

She goes on to urge companies to think outside the box and challenge the old ways of working.

out of the box

[mainly US]

if you come out of the box in a particular way, you begin an activity in that way. If you are first out of the box, you are the first person to do something

Winning in Australia straight out of the box proved that my and the team's preparation had been good. .

a black box

a process or system that produces a particular result although it is not understood how it works

Only a decade ago cancer was a black box about which we knew nothing at the molecular level.

open a Pandora's box

to do something that unintentionally causes a lot of problems, which you did not know existed before

This latest controversy has opened a Pandora's box of intrigue amongst the coalition government's different factions.

Collocations:

gift box

All frames come in gift boxes, and so would make perfect presents.

Times, Sunday Times (2007)

This gift box of four glasses, made in Stoke, has evocative images of oak, blossom, birch and fir trees.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

You can add letters and sparkles to your bottle, pick your own shade and then add a gift box with a good luck, birthday or any other message.

The Sun (2014)

Translations:

Chinese: 盒子

Japanese: 箱

单词	box
释义	box (bɒks ) Word forms: boxes , boxing , boxed 1. countable noun A1 A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids. He reached into the cardboard box beside him. They sat on wooden boxes. ...the box of tissues on her desk. Synonyms: container, case, chest, trunk A box of something is an amount of it contained in a box. She ate two boxes of liqueurs. [+ of] 2. countable noun A2 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. singular noun In football, the box is the penalty area of the field. He scored from the penalty spot after being brought down in the box. 4. countable noun 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. singular noun Television is sometimes referred to as the box. [British, informal] Do you watch it live at all or do you watch it on the box? 6. countable noun Box is used before a number as a postal address by organizations that receive a lot of mail. ...Country Crafts, Box 111, Landisville. 7. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] Box is a small evergreen tree with dark leaves which is often used to form hedges. ...box hedges. 8. verb To box means to fight someone according to the rules of boxing. At school I boxed and played rugby. [VERB] The two fighters had previously boxed a 12-round match. [VERB noun] Synonyms: fight, spar, exchange blows, prizefight 9. See also boxed, boxing, black box, chocolate-box, lunch box, phone box, postbox, post office box, sentry box, signal box, telephone box 10. to box someone's ears phrase [VERB inflects] If someone boxes a child's ears, they hit them on the side of their head as a punishment. [old-fashioned] Phrasal verbs: box in 1. phrasal verb If you are boxed in, you are unable to move from a particular place because you are surrounded by other people or cars. Armstrong was boxed in with 300 metres to go. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] The black cabs cut in front of them, trying to box them in. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If something boxes you in, it puts you in a situation where you have very little choice about what you can do. Part of winning a mandate is having clear goals and not boxing yourself in. [VERB noun PARTICLE] We are not trying to box anybody in, we are trying to find a satisfactory way forward. [VERB noun PARTICLE] boxed in adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] The Chancellor is boxed in by inflation targets and sterling. Image of box © 01/05/2018, Shutterstock Idioms: box clever [British] to be very careful and clever in the way that you behave in a difficult situation, so that you can get an advantage over other people By boxing clever with your personal tax allowances, you could save over £900 a year. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers think outside the box to think about something in a way that is new or different and shows imagination, especially in business She goes on to urge companies to think outside the box and challenge the old ways of working. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers out of the box [mainly US] if you come out of the box in a particular way, you begin an activity in that way. If you are first out of the box, you are the first person to do something Winning in Australia straight out of the box proved that my and the team's preparation had been good. . Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a black box a process or system that produces a particular result although it is not understood how it works Only a decade ago cancer was a black box about which we knew nothing at the molecular level. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers open a Pandora's box to do something that unintentionally causes a lot of problems, which you did not know existed before This latest controversy has opened a Pandora's box of intrigue amongst the coalition government's different factions. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: gift box All frames come in gift boxes, and so would make perfect presents. Times, Sunday Times (2007) This gift box of four glasses, made in Stoke, has evocative images of oak, blossom, birch and fir trees. Times, Sunday Times (2014) You can add letters and sparkles to your bottle, pick your own shade and then add a gift box with a good luck, birthday or any other message. The Sun (2014) Translations: Chinese: 盒子 Japanese: 箱
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