"icebox" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 冰箱（舊式）
• 冰櫃（舊式）

Definition

冰箱（icebox）是一種舊式的食物冷藏箱，靠冰塊保持低溫，電冰箱普及前用於保存食物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「Icebox」多用於懷舊或歷史語境，現今稱為「冰箱」。不要與現代冷藏保溫箱混淆。

Examples

The family kept their milk in the icebox.

這家人把牛奶放在**冰箱（舊式）**裡。

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

請把肉放進**冰箱（舊式）**，以保持冷藏。

She opened the icebox and found some cheese.

她打開**冰箱（舊式）**找到了些起司。

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

在1920年代，每個廚房都有**冰箱（舊式）**而不是現代冰箱。

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

我祖母習慣上還是叫冰箱為**冰箱（舊式）**。

They stored fish in the icebox during their camping trip.

他們露營時把魚放在**冰箱（舊式）**裡。