a light box or pot made of thick card or plastic for holding goods, especially food or liquid; the contents of a carton （尤指装食品或液体的）硬纸盒，塑料盒，塑料罐；硬纸盒（或塑料盒）所装物品 
a milk carton/a carton of milk 牛奶盒；一盒牛奶 a carton of fruit juice/ice cream 一盒果汁/冰淇淋
Extra ExamplesThe soup is sold in cartons. 这种汤以盒装销售。 Why are these milk cartons so difficult to open? 为什么这些牛奶盒这么难打开？ an empty milk carton 空牛奶盒
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cardboard
- plastic
- egg
- …
- open
- in a/the carton
- carton of
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a large container in which goods are packed in smaller containers （内装小盒的）大包装盒 a carton of cigarettes 一条香烟
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French, from Italian cartone, from carta, from Latin carta, charta, from Greek khartēs ‘papyrus leaf’.