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hotbox

/hot-boks/US // ˈhɒtˌbɒks //

热箱,热盒,热盒子,热水箱

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Railroads.

    • : a journal box overheated by excessive friction of an axle as a result of inadequate lubrication or the presence of foreign matter.

Examples

  • The hotbox atmosphere Jones promotes seems to bring out the unhinged in the elected officials who come on with him.

  • Mr. Weil, who knew both the gentlemen well, inquired what they thought of Mrs. Hotbox's production.

  • A hotbox delayed it thirty minutes on one occasion but it was carefully watched.

  • It is the five minutes' sleep and the good laugh that keep his brain from becoming a hotbox—he gets his rest!

  • I hope you made no mistake in rejecting that book of Mrs. Hotbox.