boxed
boxed — verb
- boxedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- boxeds3rd person singular
- boxeding-ing form
- boxededpast simple
1. to take part in a sport in which two people wearing thick padded gloves stand in
to take part in a sport in which two people wearing thick padded gloves stand inside a square area and hit each other with their fists, following official rules until one wins or the match ends.
Imran has been boxing since he was twelve and won his first match at fourteen.
box since [age] / win a match
The two men boxed each other for ten rounds before the referee stopped the fight.
box + someone + for [number] + rounds
Ayesha's older cousin taught her how to box when she was a teenager.
Ramón trains at the city gym because he wants to box professionally one day.
Hugo boxes against fighters from three different countries in the regional championship.
文法句型
box + someone
box + against + opponent
box + for + duration/reward
用法筆記
The transitive pattern (box + someone) focuses on who you fight against. The intransitive pattern (just box, or box against someone) focuses on the activity. This sense is different from sense verb/2 (PUT IN CONTAINER), which always needs an object.
常見錯誤
2. to place things into a container made of stiff material such as cardboard, espec
to place things into a container made of stiff material such as cardboard, especially when preparing to send them, store them, or move them to a new place.
Tuan spent the whole weekend boxing up old books for the charity sale.
box + up + [items] + for + [purpose]
Sophia carefully boxed the glass ornaments before the movers arrived.
The warehouse worker boxes about two hundred packages every shift.
Before flying to Taiwan, Folake boxed her winter clothes and mailed them ahead.
Darius helped his neighbour box the kitchen items after the flood damaged the cabinets.
- unpack
to remove things from a box or container
文法句型
box + something + up
box + something + for + purpose
用法筆記
Frequently used with the particle 'up' (box up something) to emphasise completing the packing. The object is always the items being packed, not the container. Distinguish from sense verb/1 (FIGHT WITH FISTS), which has nothing to do with containers.
常見錯誤
boxed — adjective
- boxedpositive
- boxedercomparative
- boxedestsuperlative
1. placed, stored, or sold inside a container made of stiff material such as cardbo
placed, stored, or sold inside a container made of stiff material such as cardboard, so that the items are kept together and protected.
The boxed chocolates were arranged neatly on the store shelf.
Talia found a set of boxed dishes from her grandmother's attic.
boxed + [items]
The delivery driver left three boxed decorations on the front porch.
Ada prefers boxed wine because it keeps fresh longer after opening.
When they moved into the dormitory, Eitan stacked the boxed belongings against the wall.
用法筆記
This is the past-participle form of the verb sense verb/2, used as an adjective. It describes the state of an item that has already been placed in a box. Unlike the verb sense, the adjective cannot take an object.