hotbox
/hot-boks/US // ˈhɒtˌbɒks //
热箱,热盒,热盒子,热水箱
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 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.
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