box
Describing something that has the shape of a box or is contained within a specific square or rectangular boundary. In academic and technical contexts, it often refers to structured data representations or specific container-based models used for analysis.
Exemplos
3 de 5The store is selling the complete box set of the classic literary collection.
The store is selling the complete box set of the classic literary collection.
The urban planning committee recommended the installation of a box junction to manage traffic flow.
The urban planning committee recommended the installation of a box junction to manage traffic flow.
I'm staying in a tiny box room that barely fits a bed.
I'm staying in a tiny box room that barely fits a bed.
Sinônimos
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
Visualize the rigid, four-sided corners of a square; anything described as 'box' shares that structured, enclosed, or rectangular nature.
Quiz rápido
The statistical report included a ___ plot to show the median and range of the survey results.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: box
Exemplos
The store is selling the complete box set of the classic literary collection.
everydayThe store is selling the complete box set of the classic literary collection.
The urban planning committee recommended the installation of a box junction to manage traffic flow.
formalThe urban planning committee recommended the installation of a box junction to manage traffic flow.
I'm staying in a tiny box room that barely fits a bed.
informalI'm staying in a tiny box room that barely fits a bed.
The researcher used a box plot to display the distribution and outliers of the dataset.
academicThe researcher used a box plot to display the distribution and outliers of the dataset.
The company's box office revenue has significantly increased since the international release.
businessThe company's box office revenue has significantly increased since the international release.
Sinônimos
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
think outside the box
think outside the box
box-ticking exercise
box-ticking exercise
box clever
box clever
Frequentemente confundido com
Boxed is the past participle used as an adjective to describe something already placed inside a container, whereas box is used attributively to describe the type or shape.
Notas de uso
When 'box' is used as an adjective, it is almost always an attributive noun modifying another noun. It identifies a specific category or shape, such as in 'box office' or 'box plot'.
Erros comuns
Learners often forget to use a hyphen when 'box' forms part of a compound adjective modifying a noun (e.g., 'box-like' vs 'box').
Dica de memorização
Visualize the rigid, four-sided corners of a square; anything described as 'box' shares that structured, enclosed, or rectangular nature.
Origem da palavra
From the Old English 'box', which came from the Late Latin 'buxis', originally referring to a box made of boxwood.
Padrões gramaticais
Contexto cultural
The idiom 'think outside the box' is a ubiquitous metaphor in Western corporate culture for creative and non-traditional problem-solving.
Quiz rápido
The statistical report included a ___ plot to show the median and range of the survey results.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: box
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