Word · Frequency #874
boxing
把…装箱；打包
boxing is the present participle of box.
To put something into a box; to pack.
- 1.
To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
- 2.
To strike with the fists; to punch.
- 3.
Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
- 4.
To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
- 5.
To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
- 6.
To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
- 7.
To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
- 8.
To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.
- 9.
To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.
- 10.
To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.
- 11.
To place a value of a primitive type into a casing object.
- 12.
To enter the pit.
与…打拳击；参加拳击比赛；用拳打；揍；围困；把…困住；装箱；包装为对象；把…框起来；给…加框
In use
He boxes every weekend at the local gym.
She boxed her opponent in the final round.
I am learning how to box from my coach.
box sth
box sth 表示“把…装箱”，宾语放在 box 后。
She boxed the old clothes before donating them.
她捐赠前把旧衣服装箱。
box sb
box sb 表示“与某人进行拳击比赛”，不是“用拳打某人”。
The champion boxed his challenger for twelve rounds.
这位冠军与挑战者打了十二个回合的拳击赛。
box sb/sth in
box sb/sth in 是短语动词，意为“围困、堵住”；代词宾语须放在 box 和 in 之间。
The other cars boxed me in.
其他车把我堵住了。
Connections
Collocations
- box up
- 把…装箱；打包
- We need to box up the old books before we move.搬家前我们需要把旧书装箱。
- box in
- 把…困住；使…动弹不得
- A truck boxed me in and I couldn't turn.一辆卡车把我困住了，我无法转弯。
- box someone's ears
- 打某人耳光；扇某人耳光
- If you say that again, I'll box your ears!你再说一次，我就打你耳光！
- box against
- 与…进行拳击比赛
- He boxed against the reigning champion and lost.他与卫冕冠军打了拳击赛，输了。
Idioms & figurative uses
- box in
- 困住；限制（行动自由）I feel boxed in by all these rules.我觉得被这些规则困住了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
box 本义是盒子，动词‘装箱’；拳击 boxing 中对手被围绳圈在拳台里，像装进盒子，所以 box 也有‘用拳打’之意。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：shipping and storage、boxing gyms and sports commentary、informal arguments and fights、formal writing and news reports box 作动词时，不同义项和搭配的语域不一样：表示“装箱、打包”或“参加拳击比赛”通常为中性；表示“用拳打”多用于非正式口语；表示“围住、困住”时比较常见于书面或新闻等正式语境。使用时需先判断具体义项和搭配。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 box 一样，美式发音均以 /ɑks/ 结尾，属于真押韵。注意 books /bʊks/ 和 boxes /ˈbɑksɪz/ 在拼写上相近，但发音不同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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