a container for solid objects or substances, usually with stiff straight sides and often with a lid
the amount a box will hold
telephone booth
a small room or enclosed space; a small enclosed space with seats in a theatre, separate from the main seating area
television
a PO Box
difficult position
hitting on the ears
put in a box or boxes
fight sb with the closed hands/fists, usually with thick gloves for sport
"he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
"the royal box was empty"
"he gave her a box of chocolates"
"his lying got him into a tight corner"
"the flowchart contained many boxes"
"the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box"
"an armed guard sat in the box with the driver"
"the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"
"I gave him a good box on the ear"
"box the gift, please"
"I'll box your ears!"
My landlady..took the opportunity of my absence to search my boxes.
出自: S. Johnson
Who, seeing the house shuttered, would have dropped a letter in at the box?
出自: E. Bowen
She was so furious she..rushed at Polly and boxed her ears.
出自: N. Mitford
哪个笨蛋把车紧挨着我的车停下,把我困在里面出不来了。
They boxed the garden in with fences.
他们立起篱笆把花园围住。
The American is running on the outside of the track after being cleverly boxed in by his opponents earlier in the race.
比赛开始时,那位美国人被他的对手们巧妙地夹在中间,现在他正在跑道的外侧奔跑。
The whole army was boxed in by the enemy and had no hope of escape.
全军被敌人紧紧包围,没有逃脱的希望。
The bathroom would look much nicer if the pipes were boxed in.
如果把这些管子嵌入墙内,浴室就要好看得多了。
你可以把楼梯下那块地方隔成一只小橱。
The police boxed off the area into smaller parts for better control.
为了便于管理,警察把这个区分隔成若干小块。
They have boxed the area off into separate sections.
他们已将这一区域划分成单独的方形地块。
We are each boxed off in our own little offices.
我们各自隔离在自己的小办公室里。
他们想用拳头分出个胜负。
误 He boxed on his wife's ear.
正 He boxed his wife's ear.
误 He gave his wife a box in ear.
正 He gave his wife a box on ear.
析 box作及物动词表示“打某人耳光”时直接接sb's ear作宾语,作名词表示“一记耳光”时接on ear表示“打在某一部位”,不用in。