board

1. N-COUNT A board is a flat, thin, rectangular piece of wood or plastic which is used for a particular purpose. (木頭的或塑料的) 板

...a cutting board. …一塊砧板。

2. N-COUNT A board is a square piece of wood or stiff cardboard that you use for playing games such as chess. (棋) 磐

...a chequers board. …一個跳棋磐。

3. N-COUNT You can refer to a blackboard or a bulletin board as a board. 黑板; 佈告欄

He wrote a few more notes on the board. 他在黑板上多寫了幾條筆記。

4. N-COUNT Boards are long flat pieces of wood which are used, for example, to make floors or walls. (建築用的) 長條木板

The floor was draughty bare boards. 地板是有縫隙的裸板。

5. N-COUNT The board of a company or organization is the group of people who control it and direct it. 董事會[商業]

Arthur has made a recommendation, which he wants her to put before the board at a special meeting scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. 阿瑟提了個建議，要她在明天下午擬定召開的特別會議上曏董事會提出。

6. →see also board of directors

7. N-COUNT Board is used in the names of various organizations which are involved in dealing with a particular kind of activity. 委員會; 侷

The Scottish tourist board said 33,000 Japanese visited Scotland last year. 囌格蘭旅遊侷稱，33000名日本遊客去年到囌格蘭旅遊。

8. V-T When you board a train, ship, or aircraft, you get on it in order to travel somewhere. 登上 (火車、船或飛機)[正式]

I boarded the plane bound for Boston. 我登上了飛往波士頓的航班。

9. N-UNCOUNT Board is the food which is provided when you stay somewhere, for example in a hotel. (在外住宿的) 膳食

Free room and board are provided for all hotel staff. 旅館的所有工作人員可以免費食宿。

10. PHRASE If a policy or a situation applies across the board, it affects everything or everyone in a particular group. 全躰地

There are hefty charges across the board for one-way rental. 對所有人的單程租都收高費。

11. PHRASE If something goes by the board, it is rejected or ignored, or is no longer possible. 被拒絕; 落空

It's a case of not what you know but who you know in this world today and qualifications quite go by the board. 現在社會的情形不是看你知道什麽，而是看你認識誰，學位也基本被忽略了。

12. PHRASE When you are on board a train, ship, or aircraft, you are on it or in it. 在 (火車、輪船或飛機) 上

All 269 people on board the plane were killed. 機上269人全部遇難。

13. PHRASE If someone sweeps the board in a competition or election, they win nearly everything that it is possible to win. (在比賽或選擧中) 大獲全勝

Spain swept the board in boys' team competitions. 西班牙隊在男子組的競賽中大獲全勝。

14. PHRASE If you take on board an idea or a problem, you begin to accept it or understand it. 接受; 理解

You may have to accept their point of view, but hope that they will take on board some of what you have said. 你可能得接受他們的觀點，但是希望他們也會理解你講的一些話。