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dispatch box

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Officials
diˈspatch box noun British English  1. the dispatch box PGPa box on a central table in the British Parliament, which important members of parliament stand next to when they make speeches 英国议会公文箱〔重要议员在发言时站在其旁〕2. [countable]PGO a box for holding official papers 〔装文件用的〕公文箱
Examples from the Corpus
dispatch boxIt is my first appearance at the dispatch box in my new role, and it could not be a better issue.At private meetings with ministers, as well as at the dispatch box, it did not feel that way last week.His standing at the dispatch box stays high, but rarely did he intervene during months of Maastricht debate.Hence the glass of whisky at the dispatch box rather than mineral water: A premature celebration?
diˈspatch box nounChineseSyllable
table a on box central the a Corpus in British


dispatch box
diˈspatch box noun British English
1. the dispatch box a box on a central table in the British Parliament, which important members of parliament stand next to when they make speeches
2. [countable] a box for holding official papers


dispatch boxBrE /dɪˈspætʃ bɒks/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈspætʃ bɑːks/ 🔊 (also deˈspatch box) (both BrE) noun [countable] a container for carrying official documents 公文递送箱the Dispatch Box [singular] a box on a table in the centre of the House of Commons in the British parliament, which ministers stand next to when they speak 下议院案头文箱(置于英国下议院中央的桌子上,大臣站在桌边发言)