"icebox" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 冰箱（老式）
• 冰柜（老式）

Definition

冰箱（icebox）是一种老式用具，利用大块冰块来保持食物低温，在电冰箱普及前使用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Icebox” 主要在怀旧或历史语境下使用，现代已普遍称为“冰箱”。注意与现代便携式冷藏箱区分。

Examples

The family kept their milk in the icebox.

这家人把牛奶放在**冰箱（老式）**里。

Please put the meat into the icebox to keep it cold.

请把肉放进**冰箱（老式）**保持冷藏。

She opened the icebox and found some cheese.

她打开**冰箱（老式）**找到了些奶酪。

Back in the 1920s, every kitchen had an icebox instead of a fridge.

20世纪20年代，每个厨房都有**冰箱（老式）**，而不是电冰箱。

My grandmother still calls the refrigerator an icebox out of habit.

我奶奶习惯上还把冰箱叫作**冰箱（老式）**。

They stored fish in the icebox during their camping trip.

他们露营时把鱼存放在**冰箱（老式）**里。