Definition of chocolate-box in English:

chocolate-box

adjective

British

(of a view or picture) pretty in a conventional or idealized way.
chocolate-box cottages lining narrow streets
Example sentencesExamples
- Well, sometimes those chocolate-box descriptions are just plain wrong.
- To the outsider, Bamberg looks as if the set for the second act of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg had come to chocolate-box life, especially in the crisp winter weather that greets me when I arrive.
- Surprisingly this all turned out to be quite fun, but I was still happy to return to the chocolate-box beauty of Aix after my reluctant taste of reality.
- It's just another central European chocolate-box town, all cobbled streets and spinning-top church steeples.
- There's more to Mull than Tobermory, but if you visit Glengorm Castle you'll get the best of both worlds: incredible beauty and seclusion, all within easy reach of the chocolate-box port.
- These traditional cottages are not only chocolate-box pretty, they also provide good levels of natural insulation - but don't forget the repair and renewal costs
- The first 20 kilometres was chocolate-box pretty.
- Apart from the unspoilt chocolate-box quality of the place, there are plenty of other pluses to Bruges, the first being that the city is so compact that you can walk everywhere.
- Apart from a few concrete-heavy blocks thrown up in the 1960s and 1970s, most of the houses conform to the chocolate-box vision of pretty Alpine chalets, mainly built in local wood.
- I could use the bypass, but it's miles out of the way, and the road to it is even more meandery (cluttered chocolate-box villages are a bloody nuisance if you want to get beyond the village).
- In its old town heart, Vilnius is an almost painfully pretty place, its gothic and renaissance heritage preserved or restored for the benefit of future generations of chocolate-box designers.
- The rolling green hills of the Cotswolds, dotted with manor houses, chocolate-box villages and bustling market towns, have always been popular with upmarket buyers.
- The danger is people listening to the moaning of disillusioned hacks and venerating a chocolate-box version of the past instead of seeking out new music.
- ‘This is no chocolate-box presentation,’ says Wright, who claims that at the point he was hired he'd never read the book or seen any previous screen versions.
- She said: ‘We don't want to make it too chocolate-box twee.
- I branch off into the residential area, passing dozens of quaintly named, chocolate-box cottages.
- ‘It's a typical chocolate-box sort of house in rural Dorset,’ said Damon.
- Without a scrap of make-up, the chocolate-box prettiness is still there: the clear turquoise eyes, creamy skin and chiselled bone structure are luminous.
- The chocolate-box image of Mozart as a little miracle can be promptly banged on the head.
- This book celebrates that diversity in over 140 superb photographs that go beyond the traditional chocolate-box images to delve deeper into the fundamental character of the Lakes.
Synonyms
attractive, lovely, good-looking, nice-looking, fetching, prepossessing, appealing, charming, delightful, nice, engaging, pleasing

Origin

From the use of attractive images to decorate boxes of chocolates.

单词	chocolate-box
释义	Definition of chocolate-box in English: chocolate-box adjective British (of a view or picture) pretty in a conventional or idealized way. chocolate-box cottages lining narrow streets Example sentencesExamples Well, sometimes those chocolate-box descriptions are just plain wrong. To the outsider, Bamberg looks as if the set for the second act of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg had come to chocolate-box life, especially in the crisp winter weather that greets me when I arrive. Surprisingly this all turned out to be quite fun, but I was still happy to return to the chocolate-box beauty of Aix after my reluctant taste of reality. It's just another central European chocolate-box town, all cobbled streets and spinning-top church steeples. There's more to Mull than Tobermory, but if you visit Glengorm Castle you'll get the best of both worlds: incredible beauty and seclusion, all within easy reach of the chocolate-box port. These traditional cottages are not only chocolate-box pretty, they also provide good levels of natural insulation - but don't forget the repair and renewal costs The first 20 kilometres was chocolate-box pretty. Apart from the unspoilt chocolate-box quality of the place, there are plenty of other pluses to Bruges, the first being that the city is so compact that you can walk everywhere. Apart from a few concrete-heavy blocks thrown up in the 1960s and 1970s, most of the houses conform to the chocolate-box vision of pretty Alpine chalets, mainly built in local wood. I could use the bypass, but it's miles out of the way, and the road to it is even more meandery (cluttered chocolate-box villages are a bloody nuisance if you want to get beyond the village). In its old town heart, Vilnius is an almost painfully pretty place, its gothic and renaissance heritage preserved or restored for the benefit of future generations of chocolate-box designers. The rolling green hills of the Cotswolds, dotted with manor houses, chocolate-box villages and bustling market towns, have always been popular with upmarket buyers. The danger is people listening to the moaning of disillusioned hacks and venerating a chocolate-box version of the past instead of seeking out new music. ‘This is no chocolate-box presentation,’ says Wright, who claims that at the point he was hired he'd never read the book or seen any previous screen versions. She said: ‘We don't want to make it too chocolate-box twee. I branch off into the residential area, passing dozens of quaintly named, chocolate-box cottages. ‘It's a typical chocolate-box sort of house in rural Dorset,’ said Damon. Without a scrap of make-up, the chocolate-box prettiness is still there: the clear turquoise eyes, creamy skin and chiselled bone structure are luminous. The chocolate-box image of Mozart as a little miracle can be promptly banged on the head. This book celebrates that diversity in over 140 superb photographs that go beyond the traditional chocolate-box images to delve deeper into the fundamental character of the Lakes. Synonyms attractive, lovely, good-looking, nice-looking, fetching, prepossessing, appealing, charming, delightful, nice, engaging, pleasing Origin From the use of attractive images to decorate boxes of chocolates.
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