Box

[bɒks] or [bɑks]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); 'I gave him a good box on the ear'.

(noun.) a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; 'he rummaged through a box of spare parts'.

(noun.) separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; 'the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold'.

(noun.) private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; 'the royal box was empty'.

(noun.) the driver's seat on a coach; 'an armed guard sat in the box with the driver'.

(noun.) any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; 'the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box'.

(noun.) evergreen shrubs or small trees.

(noun.) the quantity contained in a box; 'he gave her a box of chocolates'.

(noun.) a rectangular drawing; 'the flowchart contained many boxes'.

(verb.) engage in a boxing match.

(verb.) hit with the fist; 'I'll box your ears!'.

(verb.) put into a box; 'box the gift, please'.

伊莎贝拉錄入--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B. suffruticosa), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.

(n.) A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes.

(n.) The quantity that a box contain.

(n.) A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement.

(n.) A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box.

(n.) A small country house.

(n.) A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.

(n.) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.

(n.) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.

(n.) The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.

(n.) A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift.

(n.) The square in which the pitcher stands.

(n.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.

(v. t.) To inclose in a box.

(v. t.) To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.

(v. t.) To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form.

(n.) A blow on the head or ear with the hand.

(v. i.) To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar.

(v. t.) To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head.

(v. t.) To boxhaul.

塞西尔編輯

同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. Case.[2]. Blow, stroke, cuff.

v. a. [1]. Enclose in a box.[2]. Strike (with the hand or fist, as the ears), buffet, cuff.

校對:西蒙

解釋/意思:

n. a blow on the head or ear with the hand.—v.t. to strike with the hand or fist.—v.i. to fight with the fists.—ns. Box′er; Box′ing the act of fighting with the fists: a combat with the fists; Box′ing-glove a padded glove worn in boxing.

n. a tree remarkable for the hardness and smoothness of its wood—also Box-tree (Shak.): a case or receptacle for holding anything: the contents of a box: a small house or lodge as a shooting-box &c.: in a theatre a small enclosure with several seats—the boxes = their occupants the ladies: an old square pew or similar enclosure as a sentry-box signal-box &c.: the driver's seat on a carriage: the case in which the ship's compass is kept.—v.t. to put into or furnish with boxes: (slang) to overturn a watchman in his box.—ns. Box′-bed a kind of bed once common in Scotch cottages having its ends sides and roof of wood and capable of being closed in front by two sliding panels; Box′-day one of the Court of Session vacation days when papers ordered to be deposited in court must be lodged.—adj. Box′en made of or like boxwood.—ns. Box′ing-day in England the day after Christmas when boxes or presents are given; Box′-ī′ron a hollow smoothing-iron which is heated by a heater put into it; Box′-keep′er an attendant who opens the doors of boxes at theatres or other places of public amusement; Box′-lobb′y the lobby leading to the boxes in a theatre; Box′wood wood of the box-tree.—In the wrong box in a false position in a scrape.—To be in a box to be in a fix; To box Harry to take a beefsteak mutton-chop or bacon and eggs with tea or ale instead of the regulation dinner of the commercial traveller; To box the compass to name the 32 points in their order and backwards hence to make a complete roundabout in any opinion.

整理:华莱士