1816, from French carton "pasteboard" (17c.), from Italian cartone "pasteboard," augmentative of Medieval Latin carta "paper" (see card (n.)). Originally the material for making paper boxes; extended 1906 to the boxes themselves. As a verb, from 1921.
雙語例句
1. I took a ballpoint pen and punched a hole in the carton.
我拿了一支圓珠筆，在紙盒上戳了一個洞。
來自柯林斯例句
2. A carton of milk lay on its side.
一盒牛奶放在它的旁邊。
來自柯林斯例句
3. She was so thirsty that she drank a carton of orange juice.
她渴極了,喝了一紙杯桔汁.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. When the postal clerk delivers your order, check the carton before signing for it.
你訂購的貨物由郵政人員送達(dá)時，要先檢查一下包裝盒再簽收。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Carton's hand moved back to his breast no more.