bas·ket /ˈbɑːskɪt $ ˈbæ-/ ●●● S3 noun [countableC] 1 DHa container made of thin pieces of plastic, wire, or wood woven together, used to carry things or put things in 篮子;篓子;筐子 a basket full of vegetables 装满蔬菜的篮子
clothes/laundry basket (=for dirty clothes) 洗衣篮
→ put all your eggs in one basket at egg1(6), → wastepaper basketn COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1 : a container made of thin pieces of plastic, wire, or wood woven together, used to carry things or put things intypes of basketa wastepaper/waste basket (=for paper you throw away)He threw her letter in the wastepaper basket.
a laundry/clothes basket (=for dirty clothes)Will you please put your socks in the laundry basket?
a shopping basketShe paid for the apples and put them in her shopping basket.
a picnic basketWe took a picnic basket and a rug.
a bread basket (=for serving bread)There was a bread basket on the table.
a fruit basket (=containing fruits)He had a fruit basket sent up to her hotel room.
a hanging basket (=for putting plants in and hanging outside)All the shops had hanging baskets outside their doors.
a wicker basket (=made from the hard stems of a plant)She stores her vegetables in pretty wicker baskets.