letter-box
letter-box — 名詞
1. the place at a house where letters are delivered, either through a flap set into
投信口
門上或門邊供郵差投遞信件的開口
the place at a house where letters are delivered, either through a flap set into the front door or into a small box by the entrance.
Noor heard the post drop through the letter-box during breakfast.
Noor 早餐時聽見郵件掉進投信口的聲音。
drop through the letter-box
A wet leaflet was sticking halfway out of the letter-box flap.
那張濕掉的廣告單半卡在投信口蓋片上。
The nurse slid the test results through the letter-box and left.
護理師把檢驗結果從投信口塞進去後就離開了。
slide papers through the letter-box
Tomás painted the old letter-box green to match the front door.
Tomás 把舊投信口漆成綠色，好跟前門搭配。
Snow had blown in through the letter-box after the storm.
暴風雪過後，雪從投信口吹進了屋裡。
- through the letter-box
- the letter-box flap
- paint the letter-box
- mail came through the letter-box
文法句型
through the letter-box
the letter-box flap
paint the letter-box
用法筆記
Usually refers to the delivery point at one home. British English often uses letter-box here, while American English more often says mailbox or mail slot. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is for receiving mail at a house, not for posting letters in public.
常見錯誤
2. a metal box in the street where people leave letters for collection and delivery
郵筒
街上供民眾投入待寄信件的公共箱
a metal box in the street where people leave letters for collection and delivery.
Christopher posted the card in the red letter-box outside the station.
Christopher 把卡片投進車站外那個紅色郵筒。
post a card in the letter-box
By noon, the village letter-box was already full of envelopes.
到了中午，村裡的郵筒已經塞滿了信封。
A queue formed when the last collection time changed on the letter-box.
郵筒上的最後收信時間一改，大家就排起了隊。
check the collection time on the letter-box
Léa checked the notice on the letter-box before mailing the form.
Léa 寄表格前先看了郵筒上的告示。
After the storm, workers emptied the bent letter-box by the post office.
暴風雨過後，工人清空了郵局旁那個被撞彎的郵筒。
- post a card in the letter-box
- empty the letter-box
- the letter-box collection time
- the red letter-box
- postbox
the most direct British English equivalent
- pillar box
a traditional British street-posting box, often cylindrical
- mailbox
broader North American term that can also mean a private home box
文法句型
post a card in the letter-box
empty the letter-box
the letter-box collection time
用法筆記
Used for a public box where you post outgoing mail. In British English it often overlaps with postbox. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is for sending letters out, not for receiving mail at one home.
常見錯誤
3. the display format that fits a wide film image onto an ordinary screen by adding
信箱格式
上下留黑邊來保留寬畫面的顯示方式
the display format that fits a wide film image onto an ordinary screen by adding black strips above and below the picture.
The old television showed the film in letter-box, with black bands above and below.
那台舊電視用信箱格式播放那部片，上下都有黑邊。
show a film in letter-box
Yuki disliked letter-box because the subtitles looked smaller on the screen.
Yuki 不喜歡信箱格式，因為字幕在螢幕上看起來更小。
The projector switched to letter-box when the wider trailer started.
那支較寬的預告片一開始，投影機就切成信箱格式。
switch to letter-box for a wider image
At film club, Noor explained why letter-box kept the full picture.
在影展社團裡，Noor 解釋了為什麼信箱格式能保留完整畫面。
- in letter-box
- letter-box format
- switch to letter-box
- a letter-box screen
- letterboxing
a more technical term for this screen presentation style
- wide-screen format
broader and does not always stress the black bars on a narrow screen
- fullscreen
fills the whole screen instead of leaving black bars
- pan-and-scan
fits a wide image by cutting away the sides
文法句型
in letter-box
switch to letter-box
letter-box format
用法筆記
Usually appears in film and video talk, often after in or in the phrase letter-box format. Distinguish from verb/1: this noun names the display result, while verb/1 names the act of creating it.
常見錯誤
letter-box — 動詞
- letter-boxpresent simple I / you / we / they
- letter-boxes3rd person singular
- letter-boxing-ing form
- letter-boxedpast simple
1. to show a wide film image on an ordinary screen by adding black strips above and
加黑邊
讓寬畫面以上下黑邊方式顯示
to show a wide film image on an ordinary screen by adding black strips above and below the picture.
The app letter-boxed the trailer so it would fit the older screen.
這個 app 把預告片加黑邊，好讓它適合較舊的螢幕。
letter-box a trailer to fit a screen
During export, the editor letter-boxed the video for classroom projectors.
輸出時，剪輯師把影片加黑邊，好在教室投影機上播放。
The film was letter-boxed on the hotel television and still looked sharp.
那部電影在旅館電視上被加黑邊後，看起來還是很清楚。
be letter-boxed in passive use
Esme letter-boxed the clip instead of cutting off the side details.
Esme 把那段片段加黑邊，而不是切掉兩側細節。
- letter-box a film
- letter-box the video
- be letter-boxed
- letter-box for television
- matte
a more technical editing verb that can cover several kinds of masking
- crop
removes part of the picture instead of preserving the full width
文法句型
letter-box a film
letter-box the video
be letter-boxed
用法筆記
Often appears in passive sentences when describing how a film or video is shown. The object is usually a film, clip, or image, and the purpose is to keep the full width on a narrower screen.