carton

/'kɑ:tən/

Thân thiện

A child pours milk from a carton into a glass.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A container made from cardboard or thick paper: A "carton" is a box, typically rectangular, constructed from stiff paper material. It often has flaps that open at the top for access.
   • The amount that fills such a container: "Carton" also refers to the unit quantity of goods packaged inside one of these containers.

Examples

• Noun (Container):
  • Please recycle the empty milk carton.
  • The books were shipped in a sturdy carton.
• Noun (Quantity):
  • We need to buy a carton of eggs.
  • He drank a whole carton of orange juice.

Advanced Usage

• "carton of...": This is the standard phrase to specify the contents of the carton.
  • A carton of yogurt, a carton of soup.

Variants and Related Words

• Cartoning (gerund/noun): The process of packing items into cartons.
• Cartonful (noun): An amount that fills a carton (less common).
  • A cartonful of strawberries.

Synonyms

• Box: A more general term for a rigid container.
• Case: Often used for larger quantities or specific goods (e.g., a case of wine).
• Container: A broad term for anything that holds something else.

Related Phrases

• Cardboard carton: Emphasizes the material.
• Folding carton: A type of carton that is shipped flat and assembled.

Idioms

(No common idioms are directly formed with the word "carton".)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top
2. the quantity contained in a carton

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cartonful