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tea chest

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈtea chest noun [countable]  DHFa large wooden box that used to have tea in it, often used afterwards for moving and storing things 茶叶箱〔一种大木箱,最初用于装运茶叶,后常用来装运、储存物资〕
Examples from the Corpus
tea chestOn the left, near the end of the gangway, was a blue suitcase resting on top of a tea chest.In the same tea chest he came across a cube-shaped case made of orange plastic.He rested his hand on a cardboard box behind the tea chest and pushed himself up.He fell on to the tea chest.
ˈtea chest nounChineseSyllable
wooden a to Corpus that box used large


tea chest
ˈtea chest noun [countable]
a large wooden box that used to have tea in it, often used afterwards for moving and storing things


tea chestBrE /ˈtiː tʃest/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtiː tʃest/ 🔊 noun (BrE) a large light wooden box lined with metal in which tea is transported. Tea chests are sometimes used for transporting personal possessions, for example, when moving to another home. 茶叶箱(运输茶叶用的大木箱,搬家时可装个人物品)