container

container — 名詞

1. An object that is designed so that things can be placed inside it, kept there, a

1.名詞A2
釋義

容器

裝東西的盒子、瓶子等

An object that is designed so that things can be placed inside it, kept there, and often moved from place to place — for example, a glass jar for jam, a plastic tub for leftovers, or a cardboard box for packing belongings.

例句

Nila poured the leftover soup into a plastic container and put it in the fridge.

Nila 把剩下的湯倒進一個塑膠容器裡，然後放進冰箱。

collocation: plastic container

All glass containers should be rinsed before they are put into the recycling bin.

所有的玻璃容器在丟進回收桶之前都應該先沖洗乾淨。

adjective + container: glass containers

同義詞
  • receptacle

    much more formal; mostly used in technical, scientific, or written contexts

  • holder

    emphasises the function of keeping something in place; often smaller (e.g. a phone holder, a cup holder)

  • vessel

    typically for liquids, or used in formal / poetic language; rarely used for everyday objects

用法筆記

Use 'container of [noun]' to describe what is inside — for example, 'a container of milk' or 'a container of flour.' Do not use 'container' without 'of' when specifying contents: say 'a container of rice,' not 'a container rice.'

常見錯誤

❌Please bring me a container water.
✅Please bring me a container of water.
💡the preposition 'of' is needed when stating what the container holds.
❌This contain is broken.
✅This container is broken.
💡the noun is 'container,' not 'contain.' The verb form is 'contain.'

2. A very large, strong metal box built to a standard size so that it can be filled

2.名詞B1
釋義

貨櫃

運輸貨物用的大型金屬箱

A very large, strong metal box built to a standard size so that it can be filled with goods and moved by ship, train, or truck without the contents being unpacked during the journey.

例句

The ship was loaded with hundreds of metal containers stacked six high.

那艘船上裝滿了金屬貨櫃，層層疊起有六層高。

collocation: metal containers / stack containers

The furniture was packed into a container and sent straight to the port by lorry.

那些傢俱被裝進一個貨櫃裡，直接用卡車送往港口。

passive: was packed into a container

同義詞
  • cargo container

    emphasises that the container holds commercial freight; same object, different focus

  • shipping container

    the most common full name for this sense; 'container' alone can mean this when the context is about transport

用法筆記

Frequently used as a modifier in compounds: 'container ship' (a ship designed to carry containers), 'container port' (a port equipped to load and unload them), and 'container terminal' (the area of a port where containers are handled). The phrase 'shipping container' is more specific than 'container' on its own and helps avoid confusion with sense 1.

常見錯誤

❌They sent the goods by a container.
✅They sent the goods in a container by ship.
💡the container is the packaging, not the mode of transport; say 'in a container,' not 'by a container.'