matchbox
gb/mˈæt͡ʃbˌɑks/ us/mˈæt͡ʃbˌɑks/
A2
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Sustantivo
A2
entity
1
Small box for matches
A small box that holds matches.
Error frecuente:
A matchbox is the small container for matches; a matchbook is a small folded paper cover of matches, especially in American English.
Sinónimos
box (General container word; less specific than matchbox.)
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matchbook (A folded paper holder for matches, not usually a box.)
Colocaciones
a box of matches
|a matchbox full of matches
|an empty matchbox
|a cardboard matchbox
|a small matchbox
|strike a match on a matchbox
|a matchbox label
Temas
daily_life
|housing
Ejemplos
- There was an old matchbox beside the candle.
- He shook the matchbox, but there were only two matches left.
- The matchbox had a rough strip on the side for lighting matches.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I found a matchbox in the drawer.
- The matchbox is empty.
- She kept a matchbox near the stove.
adjective
B2
property
2
Very small or cramped
Used to say that something is very small.
Patrón de uso:
matchbox [noun]
Error frecuente:
This use is usually placed before another noun: a matchbox apartment. The hyphenated form matchbox-sized is often more natural.
Sinónimos
tiny (Common everyday adjective for limited size.)
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cramped (Emphasizes lack of space and discomfort.)
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compact (Emphasizes efficient small size.)
Colocaciones
a matchbox apartment
|a matchbox room
|a matchbox kitchen
|a matchbox house
|a matchbox car
Temas
daily_life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- They lived in a matchbox apartment near the station.
- The hotel gave us a matchbox room with barely enough space for our bags.
- From above, the houses looked like matchbox houses lined up in rows.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- We rented a matchbox flat.
- The room felt like a matchbox.
- They live in a matchbox apartment.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
matchbox
AFI
GB/mˈæt͡ʃbˌɑks/
US/mˈæt͡ʃbˌɑks/
Sílabas y acento
match - box (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (match)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: matchbox
- Plural: matchboxes
Expresiones
matchbox car
1/mˈæt͡ʃbˌɑks kˈɑɹ/
fixed phrase
Small toy car
A small toy car.
Ejemplos
- He still has a box of matchbox cars from his childhood.
- The child pushed a matchbox car across the floor.
- Collectors pay a lot for rare old Matchbox cars.
matchbox-sized
1/mˈæt͡ʃbˌɑks sˈaɪzd/
fixed phrase
Very small in size
Very small; about as big as a matchbox.
Ejemplos
- The apartment had a matchbox-sized kitchen with no window.
- She carried a matchbox-sized camera in her bag.
- Their first office was a matchbox-sized room above a shop.