pillbox
pillbox — noun
- pillboxsingular
- pillboxesplural
1. a small box or container designed to hold pills, often divided into sections for
a small box or container designed to hold pills, often divided into sections for different days or times of the day to help people remember to take their medicine
Putri keeps her vitamins in a colourful pillbox on the kitchen counter.
pillbox + preposition: in a pillbox
Saira bought a weekly pillbox with seven compartments for her morning medication.
compound adjective: weekly pillbox
The pharmacist suggested using a pillbox to organise the daily doses more easily.
Grandpa's old silver pillbox had tiny flowers engraved on its lid.
- pill case
a less specific term for any container that holds pills
- medicine box
often larger and may hold other medical items, not just pills
用法筆記
Pillboxes are often designed with separate compartments for each day of the week to help with medication schedules.
2. a small, strongly built concrete shelter used by soldiers in combat, with narrow
a small, strongly built concrete shelter used by soldiers in combat, with narrow openings in the walls designed for firing weapons from a protected position
The soldiers took cover behind an abandoned concrete pillbox near the river.
premodifier: concrete pillbox
Nia studied photographs of Second World War pillboxes that still stand along the coastline.
prepositional phrase: pillboxes along the coastline
The old pillbox, built into the hillside during the war, was now covered in moss.
Isabela saw a row of machine-gun pillboxes while hiking through the forest.
- bunker
a broader term for any fortified shelter, often larger than a pillbox
- blockhouse
a small fortified building, sometimes interchangeable with pillbox in military contexts
用法筆記
Pillboxes were commonly built during the First and Second World Wars as part of defensive lines. The word describes their visual resemblance to a box of pills when seen from a distance.
常見錯誤
3. a brimless hat shaped like a shallow cup, worn by women as a fashion accessory a
a brimless hat shaped like a shallow cup, worn by women as a fashion accessory and especially popular in the mid-twentieth century
Camille wore a stylish red pillbox to her cousin's spring wedding.
colour + pillbox: red pillbox
The vintage clothing store had a collection of pillbox hats from the 1960s.
compound noun: pillbox hat
Noa found a black pillbox that matched the colour of her coat perfectly.
The bride's mother wore a pale blue pillbox hat with a small feather on the side.
- pillbox hat
the more common full name for this item of clothing
用法筆記
Often called a 'pillbox hat' to clearly distinguish it from the container and the military shelter. Made famous by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the 1960s.