[] a light cardboard or plastic box or pot for holding goods, especially food or liquid; the contents of a carton（尤指装食品或液体的）硬纸盒（或罐），塑料盒（或罐）；（硬纸盒或塑料盒）所装物品◆a milk carton牛奶盒◆a carton of milk一盒牛奶➡ picture at packaging () a box in which goods are packed, often in smaller containers（内装小盒的）包装盒◆Machines load bottles of ketchup into cartons before they go to the stores.用机器将瓶装的西红柿酱装进箱子后再运往商店。◆Most online vendors sell cigarettes by the carton.大多数的网上商店出售条装香烟。