icebox

/ˈaɪsbɒks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈaɪsbɑːks/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈīs-ˌbäks/ (ame, mw)

icebox — noun

  • iceboxsingular
  • iceboxesplural

1. a kitchen appliance that uses electricity to keep food and drinks cold so they s

1.名詞B1
釋義

a kitchen appliance that uses electricity to keep food and drinks cold so they stay fresh

例句

Grandma still calls the refrigerator the icebox, even though it is electric.

dated term: 'still calls X the icebox'

Théo opened the icebox and found leftover pizza from last night.

同義詞
  • refrigerator

    the standard modern term; neutral in register

  • fridge

    informal equivalent of refrigerator, very common in speech

  • freezer

    a separate appliance or compartment kept below 0°C, not the same as an icebox/refrigerator

用法筆記

This noun is less common than refrigerator or fridge. It can sound old-fashioned or nostalgic, referring back to the wooden cabinets cooled by blocks of ice that were standard before electric refrigeration.

常見錯誤

❌Please put the milk in the icebox.' (when speaking neutrally about a modern fridge).
✅Please put the milk in the refrigerator.
💡icebox may sound dated or unusual in everyday conversation outside of specific regional dialects.