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.
双语例句
1. I took a ballpoint pen and punched a hole in the carton.
我拿了一支圆珠笔，在纸盒上戳了一个洞。
来自柯林斯例句
2. A carton of milk lay on its side.
一盒牛奶放在它的旁边。
来自柯林斯例句
3. She was so thirsty that she drank a carton of orange juice.
她渴极了,喝了一纸杯桔汁.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. When the postal clerk delivers your order, check the carton before signing for it.
你订购的货物由邮政人员送达时，要先检查一下包装盒再签收。
来自柯林斯例句
5. Carton's hand moved back to his breast no more.