inbox

/ˈɪnbɒks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɪnbɑːks/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈin-ˌbäks/ (ame, mw) · /ˈɪn.bɒks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɪn.bɑːks/ (ame, ipa)

inbox — 名詞

  • inboxsingular
  • inboxesplural

1. a digital folder found on a computer, phone, or tablet that gathers every new em

1.名詞A2
釋義

收件匣

手機或電腦中存放新郵件、訊息的資料夾

a digital folder found on a computer, phone, or tablet that gathers every new email, direct message, or other communication you receive and shows them in one place

例句

Nellie checked her inbox every morning before starting work.

Nellie 每天早上開始工作前都會檢查收件匣。

check + [possessive] inbox

The spam filter caught the suspicious email before it ever reached Amihan's inbox.

垃圾郵件過濾器攔下了那封可疑郵件，它根本沒進到 Amihan 的收件匣。

reach + [possessive] inbox

同義詞
  • mailbox

    more common for postal mail; rarely used for digital messages outside of email server contexts

反義詞
  • outbox

    holds sent or outgoing messages rather than received ones

文法句型

usually singular

possessive determiner + inbox

用法筆記

Frequently used with possessive determiners (my inbox, your inbox, her inbox). The verb 'check' is a very common collocation across both digital and physical senses.

常見錯誤

❌I found your email in my inbox mail.
✅I found your email in my inbox.
💡The word 'inbox' already refers to the storage location; adding 'mail' after it is redundant.

2. a tray or shallow container kept on a desk, where incoming letters, reports, or

2.名詞B1
釋義

收件盤

辦公桌上擺放待處理文件的淺盤

a tray or shallow container kept on a desk, where incoming letters, reports, or other papers are placed until someone deals with them

例句

The secretary placed the signed contracts into the manager's inbox on his desk.

秘書把簽好的合約放進經理桌上的收件盤裡。

place [something] into + [possessive] inbox

Adisa's inbox was piled so high with paperwork that envelopes slid off onto the floor.

Adisa 的收件盤裡文件堆得太高，好幾份信封滑落到了地上。

同義詞
  • tray

    a more general word for any flat open container; 'inbox' specifies that it holds items awaiting attention

  • in-tray

    a direct synonym, especially common in British English office settings

反義詞
  • out-tray

    holds documents that have been processed and are ready to be sent out

文法句型

usually singular

possessive determiner + inbox

用法筆記

This physical sense is now much less common in daily language than the digital sense (sense 1). It is mostly encountered in office contexts or descriptions of older workplace setups.

inbox — 動詞