box
/bɒks/ (bre, ipa) · /bɑːks/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbäks/ (ame, mw)
box — 名詞
1. a hard-sided thing, usually square or rectangular, used to hold or carry objects
箱子
有硬邊、可裝東西的容器
a hard-sided thing, usually square or rectangular, used to hold or carry objects and often closed with a lid.
Noa kept old photos in a blue box under her bed.
Noa 把舊照片放在床下的一個藍色箱子裡。
pattern: in a box
A damp delivery box sat outside Priya's apartment door until noon.
Priya 的公寓門外有個潮濕的宅配箱，一直到中午都還在。
collocation: delivery box
The birthday cake sat in a pink box by the counter.
生日蛋糕放在櫃台旁的一個粉紅色盒子裡。
Hiro found a metal box full of screws in the garage.
Hiro 在車庫裡找到一個裝滿螺絲的金屬箱。
文法句型
in a box
open a box
a box of [things]
用法筆記
This is the basic physical-object sense. Distinguish from sense 2, where box means the amount inside one box rather than the container itself.
常見錯誤
2. the amount inside one box, or one filled box taken as a unit for selling, moving
一箱；一盒
以箱盒計算的一份量
the amount inside one box, or one filled box taken as a unit for selling, moving, or counting.
We ordered two boxes of oranges from the farm.
我們向農場訂了兩箱柳橙。
pattern: box of [goods]
The clinic used one box of masks every day.
那家診所每天會用掉一盒口罩。
Half a box of pasta was enough for dinner.
半盒義大利麵就夠做晚餐了。
One box of tiles covered the bathroom floor.
一箱磁磚就鋪滿了浴室地板。
文法句型
a box of oranges
half a box of pasta
two boxes of [goods]
用法筆記
Common in shopping, cooking, and moving. Here the focus is quantity, not the shape or material of the container.
常見錯誤
3. a square or rectangular area marked by lines on paper, a screen, a road, or a sp
方框；區格
表格、畫面或路面上的劃線區域
a square or rectangular area marked by lines on paper, a screen, a road, or a sports field for a special job.
Tick the small box next to your email address.
請在你的電子郵件地址旁的小方框打勾。
pattern: tick the box
A red box appeared around the spelling mistake.
拼字錯誤周圍出現了一個紅色方框。
box on a screen
After the trip, the referee pointed to the box for a penalty kick.
那次絆人犯規後，裁判指向禁區，判了十二碼。
At rush hour, drivers must not stop inside the yellow box.
尖峰時段，駕駛不得停在黃色方格區內。
文法句型
tick the box
a box on the screen
inside the yellow box
用法筆記
This sense covers form boxes, screen boxes, traffic boxes, and lined areas in sport. Distinguish from senses 5 and 6, which are enclosed places with walls or seats.
常見錯誤
4. a hard cup a male player wears over the sex organs for safety in sports.
護杯；護襠
男運動員保護胯下的硬殼
a hard cup a male player wears over the sex organs for safety in sports.
Ravi adjusted his box before the baseball game started.
Ravi 在棒球比賽開始前調整了自己的護襠。
pattern: wear a box
The young batter forgot his box and borrowed one.
那位年輕打者忘了帶護襠，只好借一個。
Eli wore a hard box under his shorts at hockey practice.
Eli 練曲棍球時在短褲裡穿著硬護杯。
Parents bought Ben a larger box for next season.
Ben 的爸媽為下個球季替他買了更大的護杯。
- athletic cup
a clearer modern term, especially in North American sports.
- protector
a broader word that can refer to different kinds of protective gear.
文法句型
wear a box
forget your box
a larger box
用法筆記
Used mainly in sports contexts such as baseball, cricket, or hockey. In American English, athletic cup is a more explicit name.
5. a very small enclosed place with walls, used for one person or one job.
小隔間
四周有牆的小空間
a very small enclosed place with walls, used for one person or one job.
The guard sat in a glass box by the gate.
警衛坐在大門旁的玻璃小隔間裡。
collocation: glass box
A phone box stood beside the rainy bus stop.
一座電話亭立在下雨的公車站旁邊。
compound: phone box
The ticket seller worked in a narrow box beside the station gate.
售票員在車站閘門旁的狹小售票亭裡工作。
At the fair, a fortune-teller waited in a painted box.
在園遊會上，一位算命師待在彩繪小隔間裡。
文法句型
a glass box
sit in a box
a phone box
用法筆記
Often appears with another noun that explains the function, such as phone box or guard box. Distinguish from sense 1, which is a movable container for objects.
6. a small seating section set apart from the main audience in a theater, stadium,
專席；包廂
與一般座位分開的小型座位區
a small seating section set apart from the main audience in a theater, stadium, or courtroom.
Our family watched the opera from a side box.
我們全家從側邊包廂觀賞那場歌劇。
collocation: side box
The judge asked the witness to face the jury box.
法官要求證人面向陪審席。
court use: jury box
The law firm rented a box for the baseball final.
那家律師事務所為了棒球決賽租了一個包廂。
Two guests waved from the royal box above the stage.
兩位來賓在舞台上方的皇家專席向大家揮手。
文法句型
a side box
rent a box
the jury box
用法筆記
In entertainment, this often means a private or special viewing area. In court, jury box is a fixed term for the seats used by jurors.
7. a television set, or television as something people sit and watch at home.
電視
對電視機或看電視的口語說法
a television set, or television as something people sit and watch at home.
Grandpa falls asleep in front of the box every night.
爺爺每天晚上都會在電視機前睡著。
pattern: in front of the box
At bedtime, Dad told the twins to turn off the box.
到了睡覺時間，爸爸叫那對雙胞胎把電視關掉。
pattern: turn off the box
After dinner, we gathered around the box for the news.
晚餐後，我們圍著電視看新聞。
Mara sold the old box when she bought a smart TV.
Mara 買了智慧電視後，就把那台舊電視賣掉了。
- TV
the most common short form in everyday speech.
- television set
more explicit and less informal.
文法句型
watch the box
turn off the box
in front of the box
用法筆記
Usually informal and often heard in older speech. The form the box is especially common when talking about watching television at home.
8. a numbered place at a post office, or a numbered reply address, used to receive
郵箱；信箱號
郵局收信格或廣告回信號碼
a numbered place at a post office, or a numbered reply address, used to receive letters.
Please send the form to Box 218 in central Tainan.
請把表格寄到台南的 Box 218。
pattern: Box + number
Job applications should go to the box number printed in Sunday's ad.
求職申請請寄到週日廣告上印的那個信箱號碼。
advertisement reply address
The writer checked her post office box before lunch.
那位作家午餐前查看了自己的郵箱。
The band used a box number while touring across Taiwan.
那個樂團在全台巡演時都用信箱號碼收信。
- PO box
the standard modern abbreviation for a post office box.
- mailbox
broader and often means the box at a home rather than a numbered postal address.
- reply address
focuses on where answers should be sent, not on the physical box.
文法句型
Box 218
post office box
a box number
用法筆記
In newspaper ads and formal notices, box can mean only the reply number. In post office box, it can refer to the numbered mail space itself.
box — 動詞
1. to fight under boxing rules, either generally or against a named opponent.
拳擊
打拳擊；與人進行拳擊賽
to fight under boxing rules, either generally or against a named opponent.
Nadia boxed for her school team last winter.
Nadia 去年冬天替學校隊打拳擊。
pattern: box for [team]
On Saturday, Kenji will box against the national champion.
Kenji 週六要和全國冠軍打一場拳賽。
pattern: box against [opponent]
Two brothers boxed in the gym after class.
兩兄弟下課後在拳館裡打拳擊。
At the charity match, Bea boxed her taller cousin for three rounds.
Bea 在那場慈善拳賽裡和較高的表親打了三回合。
文法句型
box for [team]
box against [opponent]
box [someone]
用法筆記
The verb can stand alone for doing the sport, or it can name the opponent directly or after against. Distinguish from sense 3, which means hitting with the hand outside the sport.
2. to put something into a box, or to surround something tightly as if it were insi
裝箱；圍住
把東西裝進箱中，或像箱子般圍起來
to put something into a box, or to surround something tightly as if it were inside one.
Mei boxed the books before the movers arrived.
Mei 在搬家公司到之前把書都裝箱了。
pattern: box + object
Workers boxed the cups with paper for safety.
工人用紙把杯子裝箱，以免損壞。
box [things] with [material]
By dawn, deep snow boxed the cabin on three sides.
到天亮時，厚厚的積雪已從三面把小木屋圍住了。
Low bricks boxed the herb bed beside the kitchen wall.
矮磚把廚房牆邊的香草花圃圍了起來。
- unpack
means taking things out after they have been boxed or packed.
文法句型
box the books
box [things] with paper
box [place] on three sides
用法筆記
Usually takes the thing being packed as its direct object. In the extended use, the object is the place or thing surrounded on several sides.
常見錯誤
3. to strike someone or something sharply with the hand, especially on the side of
掌摑；摑耳
用手猛打，尤指打到耳邊
to strike someone or something sharply with the hand, especially on the side of the head or ear.
The angry woman boxed the thief's ears in the market.
那名憤怒的女子在市場裡往小偷兩邊耳邊各打了一巴掌。
pattern: box someone's ears
A branch boxed Felix on the ear as he ran.
Felix 奔跑時，被樹枝打到了耳邊。
pattern: box [someone] on the ear
In the play, the aunt pretended to box her nephew's ears.
在那齣戲裡，那位阿姨假裝摑了外甥耳光。
Turning too fast, Omar boxed the hanging lamp by the door.
Omar 轉身太快，一手打到了門邊吊著的燈。
文法句型
box someone's ears
box [someone] on the ear
box [something] with the hand
用法筆記
Much rarer than punch in modern English. It often appears in the fixed phrase box someone's ears, which suggests an open-handed blow rather than a boxing punch.