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box [bɒks]
n. 盒子, 箱, 方框, 一巴掌
vt. 装...入盒中, 装箱, 打耳光
vi. 拳击
[计] 方框
[医] 箱, 黄杨
[经] 保险箱(匣)
- She gave him a box on his ears.
她打了他一耳光。 - He has eaten a whole box of chocolates.
他吃了一整盒巧克力。 - The oranges were boxed and sent off quickly.
橘子被装入箱中，然后很快便运走了。
box
[ noun ]
- a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
- private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
- the quantity contained in a box
- a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
- a rectangular drawing
- evergreen shrubs or small trees
- any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
- the driver's seat on a coach
- separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
- a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
<noun.artifact>
he rummaged through a box of spare parts
<noun.artifact>
the royal box was empty
<noun.quantity>
he gave her a box of chocolates
<noun.state>
his lying got him into a tight corner
<noun.shape>
the flowchart contained many boxes
<noun.plant>
<noun.artifact>
the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box
<noun.artifact>
an armed guard sat in the box with the driver
<noun.artifact>
the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold
<noun.act>
I gave him a good box on the ear
- put into a box
- hit with the fist
- engage in a boxing match
<verb.contact> package
box the gift, please
<verb.contact>
I'll box your ears!
<verb.contact>
Box \Box\, n.; pl. {Boxes} [As. box a small case or vessel with
a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b["u]chse; fr. L. buxus
boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See {Pyx}, and cf. {Box} a
tree, {Bushel}.]
1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various
shapes.
2. The quantity that a box contain.
3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or
other place of public amusement.
Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage.
--Dorset.
The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges.
--Dryden.
4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a
poor box; a contribution box.
Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,
Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J.
Warton.
5. A small country house. ``A shooting box.'' --Wilson.
Tight boxes neatly sashed. --Cowper.
6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
7. (Mach)
(a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
(b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works;
the bucket of a lifting pump.
8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or
gift. ``A Christmas box.'' --Dickens.
10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.
11. (Zo["o]l.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box
lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying
substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox
or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.
{Box beam} (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have
the form of a long box.
{Box car} (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and
inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.
{Box chronometer}, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals,
to preserve its proper position.
{Box coat}, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a
heavy cape to carry off the rain.
{Box coupling}, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or
other parts in machinery.
{Box crab} (Zo["o]l.), a crab of the genus {Calappa}, which,
when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.
{Box drain} (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides,
and with flat top and bottom.
{Box girder} (Arch.), a box beam.
{Box groove} (Metal Working), a closed groove between two
rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between
collars on another. --R. W. Raymond.
{Box metal}, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead,
and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc.
{Box plait}, a plait that doubles both to the right and the
left.
{Box turtle} or
{Box tortoise} (Zo["o]l.), a land tortoise or turtle of the
genera {Cistudo} and {Emys}; -- so named because it can
withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by
hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an
exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson.
{In a box}, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in
difficulty. (Colloq.)
{In the wrong box}, out of one's place; out of one's element;
awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554)
Box \Box\ (b[o^]ks), n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr. Gr. ?. See {Box}
a case.] (Bot.)
A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world.
The common box ({Buxus sempervirens}) has two varieties, one
of which, the dwarf box ({Buxus suffruticosa}), is much used
for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being
very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by
turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.
{Box elder}, the ash-leaved maple ({Negundo aceroides}), of
North America.
{Box holly}, the butcher's broom ({Russus aculeatus}).
{Box thorn}, a shrub ({Lycium barbarum}).
{Box tree}, the tree variety of the common box.
Box \Box\, n. [Cf.Dan. baske to slap, bask slap, blow. Cf.
{Pash}.]
A blow on the head or ear with the hand.
A good-humored box on the ear. --W. Irving.
Box \Box\, v. i.
To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand
or fist; to spar.
Box \Box\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boxed} (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Boxing}.]
1. To inclose in a box.
2. To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.
3. (Arch.) To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to
bring to a required form.
{To box a tree}, to make an incision or hole in a tree for
the purpose of procuring the sap.
{To box off}, to divide into tight compartments.
{To box up}.
(a) To put into a box in order to save; as, he had boxed
up twelve score pounds.
(b) To confine; as, to be boxed up in narrow quarters.
Box \Box\, v. t.
To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the
ear, or on the side of the head.
Box \Box\, v. t. [Cf.Sp. boxar, now spelt bojar.]
To boxhaul.
{To box off} (Naut.), to turn the head of a vessel either way
by bracing the headyards aback.
{To box the compass} (Naut.), to name the thirty-two points
of the compass in their order.
a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b["u]chse; fr. L. buxus
boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See {Pyx}, and cf. {Box} a
tree, {Bushel}.]
1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various
shapes.
2. The quantity that a box contain.
3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or
other place of public amusement.
Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage.
--Dorset.
The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges.
--Dryden.
4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a
poor box; a contribution box.
Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,
Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J.
Warton.
5. A small country house. ``A shooting box.'' --Wilson.
Tight boxes neatly sashed. --Cowper.
6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
7. (Mach)
(a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
(b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works;
the bucket of a lifting pump.
8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or
gift. ``A Christmas box.'' --Dickens.
10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.
11. (Zo["o]l.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box
lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying
substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox
or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.
{Box beam} (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have
the form of a long box.
{Box car} (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and
inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.
{Box chronometer}, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals,
to preserve its proper position.
{Box coat}, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a
heavy cape to carry off the rain.
{Box coupling}, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or
other parts in machinery.
{Box crab} (Zo["o]l.), a crab of the genus {Calappa}, which,
when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.
{Box drain} (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides,
and with flat top and bottom.
{Box girder} (Arch.), a box beam.
{Box groove} (Metal Working), a closed groove between two
rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between
collars on another. --R. W. Raymond.
{Box metal}, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead,
and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc.
{Box plait}, a plait that doubles both to the right and the
left.
{Box turtle} or
{Box tortoise} (Zo["o]l.), a land tortoise or turtle of the
genera {Cistudo} and {Emys}; -- so named because it can
withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by
hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an
exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson.
{In a box}, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in
difficulty. (Colloq.)
{In the wrong box}, out of one's place; out of one's element;
awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554)
Box \Box\ (b[o^]ks), n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr. Gr. ?. See {Box}
a case.] (Bot.)
A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world.
The common box ({Buxus sempervirens}) has two varieties, one
of which, the dwarf box ({Buxus suffruticosa}), is much used
for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being
very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by
turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.
{Box elder}, the ash-leaved maple ({Negundo aceroides}), of
North America.
{Box holly}, the butcher's broom ({Russus aculeatus}).
{Box thorn}, a shrub ({Lycium barbarum}).
{Box tree}, the tree variety of the common box.
Box \Box\, n. [Cf.Dan. baske to slap, bask slap, blow. Cf.
{Pash}.]
A blow on the head or ear with the hand.
A good-humored box on the ear. --W. Irving.
Box \Box\, v. i.
To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand
or fist; to spar.
Box \Box\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boxed} (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Boxing}.]
1. To inclose in a box.
2. To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.
3. (Arch.) To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to
bring to a required form.
{To box a tree}, to make an incision or hole in a tree for
the purpose of procuring the sap.
{To box off}, to divide into tight compartments.
{To box up}.
(a) To put into a box in order to save; as, he had boxed
up twelve score pounds.
(b) To confine; as, to be boxed up in narrow quarters.
Box \Box\, v. t.
To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the
ear, or on the side of the head.
Box \Box\, v. t. [Cf.Sp. boxar, now spelt bojar.]
To boxhaul.
{To box off} (Naut.), to turn the head of a vessel either way
by bracing the headyards aback.
{To box the compass} (Naut.), to name the thirty-two points
of the compass in their order.
Boce \Boce\ (b[=o]s), n. [L. box, bocis, Gr. bo`ax, bw^x.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A European fish ({Box vulgaris}), having a compressed body
and bright colors; -- called also {box}, and {bogue}.
(Zo["o]l.)
A European fish ({Box vulgaris}), having a compressed body
and bright colors; -- called also {box}, and {bogue}.
- "We're dealing with an owner who couldn't give a rip. They cut off her mail and she got a post office box." Starting Friday, an animal-control officer is accompanying Finster on his route.
- The kit has an adaptor with crocodile clips 'enabling access to be made directly into a convenient wall box.'
- 'I'll pick it up and put it straight in the box.' The general indifference towards next month's elections is partly because the political parties have yet to launch their campaigns.
- "You can't communicate with your friends and tell them how you feel inside a box," Munson said.
- In the 1940s, Skinner also invented something he thought could revolutionize child rearing _ his air crib, known less reverently as the baby box.
- Jim Peacook, president of CWA Local 1314, said June 29 that ballots were being mailed to a union post office box in Boston, where they would be counted.
- Columbia Pictures' recent record at the box office has been dismal.
- Two-thirds of the songs on the juke box are by Sinatra.
- Lucky, wrapped in salt-water-soaked paper, traveled in an insulated box with ice packs.
- The lunglike membrane on top of the film has to be custom designed to the respiration rate of each type of produce held in the box, and it requires good refrigeration for optimum performance.
- Playing with a shoe box," Mr. Giles quips.
- Window hours at most post offices have been reduced by a half-day a week, and Sunday sorting operations and box collections were cut earlier this year, following congressionally imposed budget reductions for the agency.
- Detective Thomas Capello said one of the worst days of his 11 years of police work came when a city resident handed him a fishing-tackle box containing the fake drugs, the ledger and a crudely written IOU.
- "It's an absolute act of heroism that someone is able to get out of a box.
- After the box office sold out, a couple dozen Soviets began offering to scalp their seats for 25 rubles each.
- "After office hours I again took the folio out of the black box.
- Some organisations - the Glyndebourne festival is the classic example - depend totally on business and private supporters, and their box office, to exist. Not that the absence of a government subsidy worries Glyndebourne.
- Sitting in a box with a black eye patch over one eye, Post periodically rises to shout to Rogers on stage: "Let's go flying, Will."
- It can cost about $9.50 to grow, pack and ship a box of apples, so many of the state's 5,000 growers are still losing money or breaking even.
- The current rates of duty are 0.6p per box of 40 matches and 50p per lighter.
- Police spokesman Sgt. Harry Geehreng said a man carrying a box entered the bank about 10:30 a.m. and handed a teller a note saying that he had a bomb and wanted money.
- For its part, the Hellman & Friedman group maintained that the guaranty association's bid knocked it out of the box.
- Initially, the singer reported that her stole was taken from her seat in the director's box during intermission while she and her husband, Brian Blosil, attended a performance of "The Nutcracker" on Friday.
- Like its predecessor, the SPARCstation 2 uses the popular Unix operating system and Open Look graphical interface and packages the electronics in a small "pizza box" enclosure.
- In the spacious den of his plantation-style home sits a brightly colored juke box containing 100 carefully selected songs.
- Artifacts, recordings, button box accordions and items honoring individuals and bands will be on display, he said.
- If voters are truly outraged about the big pay raise the House gave itself, they're not registering it at the only place that really counts _ the ballot box.
- A Morris County elections official had refused to allow Richard Kreimer, who listed a park bench and a post-office box as his address, to vote because he did not have a permanent address.
- Previous testimony has linked Edwards to the coffin-sized box, which witnesses said they saw him building, and to a public telephone at about the time a ransom call was being recorded by the FBI.
- There is a further unnecessary vicious streak at the end when the miser's gold is tipped out of its box.
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Box and Cox
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box baffle
box bar
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box bath
box beam
box bearing
box bed
box bit drill
box board
box bolt
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box caisson dock
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box camera
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box car door
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box chuck
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