新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

book

英  [bʊk]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • books

    1[C 可数名词]

    A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard. Books contain information, stories, or poetry, for example.

    双语例句

    例:

    His eighth book came out earlier this year and was an instant best-seller.

    他的第8本书今年早些时候出版了,并很快成为了一本畅销书。

    例:

    the author of a book on politics.

    一本政治书的作者。

    例:

    a new book by Rosella Brown.

    罗赛拉·布朗写的一本新书。

    2[C 可数名词] (邮票)册 , (火柴)纸板 , (票)版

    A book of something such as stamps, matches, or tickets is a small number of them fastened together between thin cardboard covers.

    双语例句

    例:

    Can I have a book of first class stamps please?

    请给我一版一等邮票,好吗?

    3[PL 复数] (公司或机构的)帐簿 , 名册

    A company's or organization's books are its records of money that has been spent and earned or of the names of people who belong to it.

    双语例句

    例:

    For the most part he left the books to his managers and accountants.

    他大多把账簿留给他的经理和会计们处理。

    4[C 可数名词]

    In a very long written work such as the Bible, a book is one of the sections into which it is divided.

    双语例句

    例:

    the last book of the Bible.

    《圣经》的最后一卷。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • a closed book

    1不被知晓的人或事

    If you say that someone or something is a closed book, you mean that you do not know anything about them.

    双语例句

    例:

    Frank Spriggs was a very able man but something of a closed book.

    弗兰克· 斯普里格斯是个非常能干的人,但没人知道这一点。

  • booked up , fully booked , booked solid

    1预订一空的

    If transport or a hotel, restaurant, or theatre is booked up, fully booked, or booked solid, it has no tickets, rooms, or tables left for a particular time or date.

    双语例句

    例:

    The car ferries from the mainland are often fully booked by February.

    从大陆出发的汽车渡轮常常在二月底之前就被预订一空。

    VERB. 动词
  • books , booking , booked

    1[T 及物动词] 预订

    When you book something such as a hotel room or a ticket, you arrange to have it or use it at a particular time.

    近义词

    reserve

    双语例句

    例:

    American officials have booked hotel rooms for the women and children.

    美国官员已经为这些妇女和儿童预订了宾馆房间。

    例:

    Laurie booked herself a flight home.

    劳里为自己预订了回家的机票。

    2[T 及物动词] 把…记录在案

    When a police officer books someone, he or she officially records their name and the offence that they may be charged with.

    近义词

    charge

    双语例句

    例:

    They took him to the station and booked him for assault with a deadly weapon.

    他们把他带回警察局,以使用致命武器进行攻击的罪名将他记录在案。

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