LEARNit Dictionary
box
noun
/bɒks/
UK
/bɑːks/
US
A1
1
A1
a container made of wood, thick card, metal, etc. with a flat stiff base and sides and often a lid(= cover), used especially for holding solid things
جعبه, صندوق, کارتن, جعبه مقوایی
see also
blue box
,
loot box
2
A1
a box and its contents; the things a box contains
جعبه, جعبه و محتویات آن, جعبه همراه با محتوای آن
a box of chocolates/cereal/tissues
He produced a box of matches from his pocket.
People buy low-fat cookies and then eat the whole box.
see also
juice box
3
A1
a square or rectangle on a page or computer screen for people to put information in or containing extra or different information
کادر, کادر ورود اطلاعات
Put a cross in the appropriate box.
(British English)
to
tick a box
(North American English)
to
check a box
Type your query in the
search box
.
There are over 300 special note boxes in the dictionary.
see also
dialog box
4
a small area in a theatre, court or sports stadium, separated off from where other people sit
جایگاه
The painting depicts two elegantly dressed women in a box at the opera.
The judge addressed the 12 people seated in the jury box.
They drank champagne as they watched the game from the executive box.
see also
commentary box
,
witness box
5
a small shelter used for a particular purpose
کلبه, پناهگاه, آلونک, کابین
a sentry/signal box
(British English, old-fashioned)
a telephone box
I called him from the phone box on the corner.
There was a babble of languages in the commentary box when the race began.
6
the television
تلویزیون, دستگاه تلویزیون, جعبه جادویی
What's on the box tonight?
7
a place where two roads cross or join, marked with a pattern of yellow lines to show that vehicles must not stop in that area
تقاطع, محل تقاطع, کادر زرد, منطقه توقف ممنوع, محل برخورد جاده‌ها
Only traffic turning right may enter the box.
8
an area on a sports field that is marked by lines and used for a particular purpose
محوطه خاص, قسمت مشخص شده
(British English)
He was fouled in the box
.
9
a number used as an address, especially one given in newspaper advertisements to which replies can be sent
صندوق
see also
PO box
10
a piece of plastic that a man wears over his sex organs to protect them while he is playing a sport, especially cricket
کاپ, محافظ تناسلی
compare
cup(10)
11
a small evergreen tree or bush with thick dark leaves, used especially for garden hedges
شمشاد
12
the hard wood of the box tree
چوب شمشاد, چوب درختچه شمشاد, چوب سخت شمشاد, چوب محکم شمشاد
verb
/bɒks/
UK
/bɑːks/
US
1
to fight somebody in the sport of boxing
بوکس کردن, بوکس بازی کردن, مشت زدن
2
to put something in a box
جعبه کردن, در جعبه گذاشتن
She boxed the decorations up and put them in the attic.