strongbox

IPA/ˈstrɒŋbɒks/
IPA/ˈstrɔːŋbɑːks/

strongbox — 名詞

  • strongboxsingular
  • strongboxesplural

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

1.名詞B2
釋義

保險箱

金屬製、附鎖的防盜儲物箱

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.

Grandma Rossi 把她的鑽戒和積蓄藏在衣櫃下的保險箱裡。

collocation: keep [valuables] in a strongbox

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

這個保險箱藏在書房一幅畫的後面，並且用螺絲固定在牆上。

passive: strongbox was hidden / bolted

常見搭配
  • keep something in a strongbox
  • lock something in a strongbox
  • hide a strongbox
  • strongbox under the bed / floor / wardrobe
  • strongbox with a combination lock
  • empty / open / pry open a strongbox
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.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • strongbox lock
  • strongbox key
  • strongbox combination

常用片語

  • keep something in a strongbox
  • lock something in a strongbox
  • the contents of a strongbox

介系詞搭配

  • in a strongbox
  • into a strongbox
  • under a strongbox