a slatted wooden case used for transporting goods (运输货物的)板条箱 a crate of bananas. 一箱香蕉。 ■a square metal or plastic container divided into small individual units, used for transporting or storing bottles (分成小单元,运输或存放瓶子的)四方形金属(或塑料)箱 a milk crate. 牛奶箱。 a crate of beer. 一箱啤酒。
(informal, dated)old and dilapidated vehicle (非正式,旧)破旧的交通工具
verb
[with obj.](常作 be crated)pack (something) in a crate for transportation 装箱(待运)
派生 crateful ( pl. -fuls) noun(pl. -fuls) 语源
late Middle English: perhaps related to Dutch krat 'tailboard of a wagon', earlier 'box of a coach', of unknown origin