poor box

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A locked box with a slot for depositing coins, usually placed in churches to accept donations for the needy.
    — It is a strange fact, but it is unquestionably true that almost any English intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during “God save the King” than of stealing from a poor box.

词形变化

poor boxes plural
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