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tiffin box

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定义 tiffin box 名词

  1. Countable

    A set of metal or plastic containers that stack on top of each other, traditionally used in India to carry different parts of a meal to work or school.

    • They offer delicious Indian takeout, served in stackable tiffin boxes (plastic, not the authentic metal ones from Mumbai).

    • At his feet sat a four-tiered tiffin box packed with food prepared by his mother.

    • I love my new tiffin box. It's like a hot-food lunchbox; you can pack rice at the bottom, curry on the top layer, seal it, and take it to work.