strongbox

/ˈstrɒŋbɒks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈstrɔːŋbɑːks/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstrȯŋ-ˌbäks/ (ame, mw)

strongbox — noun

  • strongboxsingular
  • strongboxesplural

1. A portable container made of strong material such as metal, fitted with a lock,

1.名詞B2
釋義

A portable container made of strong material such as metal, fitted with a lock, and designed to protect money, jewellery, or important papers from theft.

例句

Grandma Rossi kept her diamond ring and savings in a strongbox under the wardrobe.

collocation: keep [valuables] in a strongbox

The strongbox was hidden behind a painting in the study and bolted to the wall.

passive: strongbox was hidden / bolted

同義詞
  • safe

    more common term; a safe is often larger and may be built into the floor or wall

  • lockbox

    more modern term for a small locked container

  • coffer

    old-fashioned or formal word for a strong chest, often historical

文法句型

a strongbox

keep/lock/store [something] in a strongbox

用法筆記

Frequently paired with 'keep', 'lock', or 'hide' + 'in': keep jewels in a strongbox. Unlike a safe, a strongbox is usually portable — it can be carried or moved.

常見錯誤

❌I put my passport in the strongbox at the airport.
✅I put my passport in the locker / safe-deposit box at the airport.
💡Airport security facilities are usually called lockers or safe-deposit boxes, not strongboxes.
❌The bank keeps its gold in a strongbox.
✅The bank keeps its gold in a vault.
💡A bank vault is a permanent room, not a portable box.