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by the book
by the bookIn a way that strictly adheres to the established rules (as recorded in writing).Translationsbook (buk) noun1. a number of sheets of paper (especially printed) bound together. an exercise book. 簿、冊 卷、篇、部本子、簿册 2. a piece of writing, bound and covered. I've written a book on Shakespeare. 書 书3. a record of bets. 下注記錄 赌帐 verb1. to buy or reserve (a ticket, seat etc) for a play etc. I've booked four seats for Friday's concert. 預購，預訂 预购，预定 2. to hire in advance. We've booked the hall for Saturday. 預租 预定ˈbookable adjective able to be reserved in advance. Are these seats bookable? 可預訂的 可预定的ˈbooking noun a reservation. 預約 预约ˈbooklet (-lit) noun a small, thin book. a booklet about the history of the town. 小冊子 小册子ˈbookbinding noun putting the covers on books. 裝訂 装订ˈbookbinder noun 裝訂者 装订者ˈbookcase noun a set of shelves for books. 書櫥，書櫃 书橱，书柜 ˈbooking-office noun an office where travel tickets etc are sold. a queue at the station booking-office. 售票處 售票处ˈbookmaker noun a professional betting man who takes bets and pays winnings. 莊家，博彩公司 登记赌注者 ˈbookmark noun something put in a book to mark a particular page. 書籤 书签ˈbookseller noun a person who sells books. 書商 书商ˈbookshelf noun a shelf on which books are kept. 書架 书架ˈbookshop noun a shop which sells books. 書店 书店ˈbookworm noun a person who reads a lot. 書呆子，書蟲，極愛看書的人 书呆子，蛀书虫 booked up having every ticket sold. The theatre is booked up for the season. 預售一空 预定一空book in to sign one's name on the list of guests at an hotel etc. We have booked in at the Royal Hotel. 簽到 签到，登记 by the book strictly according to the rules. She always does things by the book. 完全照規定 严格按照规章办事by the book
by the bookIn accordance with rules or regulations. If you're looking for someone to approve an exception, don't go to Ted—he does everything by the book.See also: book, by*by the book and *by the numbersfollowing the rules exactly. (Alludes to a (numbered) book of rules. *Typically: go ~; do something ~; play ~; run something~.) The judge of the contest ran things strictly by the rules and disqualified us on a small technicality. Everyone insisted that we go by the numbers and not accept the proposal.See also: book, byby the bookStrictly according to the rules, as in Our trip leader is going by the book, allowing us to wander off only for short periods. Shakespeare already used the term figuratively in Romeo and Juliet (1:5): "You kiss by the book." Also see by the numbers. See also: book, byby the book strictly according to the rules.See also: book, byby the ˈbook strictly following the rules or the official way of doing something: He insists on doing everything by the book.See also: book, byby the bookVery correctly, in strict accordance with the rules. Book in this expression is a set of established rules or, originally, of moral or religious precepts. Edgar Allan Poe was writing of the card game whist when he said, “To have a retentive memory, and to proceed ‘by the book,’ are points commonly regarded as the sum total of good playing” (“The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” 1841). A somewhat newer synonym is to play by the rules.See also: book, byEncyclopediaSeebookLegalSeeBookAcronymsSeeBTB |