| 单词 | book |
| 释义 | noun | verb bookbook1 /bʊk/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 1PRINTED PAGES a set of printed pages that are held together in a cover so that you can read them: Have you read this book? It’s a pretty good book.book about/on She wrote a book about her experiences.book by I’ve only read one book by Hemingway. His picture is on the cover of the book. The first chapter of the book is about his childhood. Just because it’s in a book doesn’t mean it’s true.book of This is my favorite book of poetry.THESAURUSe-book – an electronic book you read on a computer, that is not printed on paper: I downloaded two new e-books last night.fiction – books about imaginary people, stories, or events: She reads a lot of romantic fiction.novel – a book that tells a story about imaginary events: The novel is a mystery set in modern Saudi Arabia.bestseller – a popular book that many people buy: She is a successful author who has written over 10 bestsellers.literature – fiction that people think is important: “The Great Gatsby” is considered one of the great works of American literature.nonfiction – books which describe real people, things, or events: I prefer to read nonfiction, like history books and biographies.biography – a book about a real person’s life, written by another person: Have you read the biography of Steve Jobs?autobiography – a book about someone’s life, written by that person himself or herself: He finished writing his autobiography just before he died at age 80.reference book – a book such as a dictionary or encyclopedia that you look in to find specific information: The library has some good reference books if you can’t find the information online.textbook – a book that is used in the classroom: Our biology textbook has a lot of interesting pictures and charts.publication formal – a book, magazine, or newspaper: He has written articles for several scientific publications.2TO WRITE IN a set of sheets of paper held together in a cover so that you can write on them: I’m sure I put his number in my address book.3RECORDS books [plural] a)written records of the financial accounts of a business or other organization: The auditor is looking at the company’s books. For the past 6 months I’ve been working off the books (=without the organization keeping written records, so you do not have to pay tax). b)on somebody’s books on a list of the names of people who use a company’s services, or who are employed by a company: We have more than 100 part-time employees on our books.4SET OF THINGS a set of things such as stamps, matches, or tickets, held together inside a paper cover: The book of matches had the restaurant’s name on it.5PART OF A BOOK one of the parts that a very large book such as the Bible is divided into: book of Genesis is the first book in the Bible.6on the books a law that is on the books of a particular city, area, or country, is part of the set of laws that are used to govern that place: Canada has had gun control legislation on the books since 1978.7by the book exactly according to rules or instructions: Barb won’t cheat – she does everything by the book.8be in somebody’s good/bad books spoken used to say that someone approves or disapproves of someone else, especially when his or her opinion of people changes often: I think I’m back in Corinne’s good books again.9in my book spoken said when giving your opinion: Well, in my book, if you steal, you deserve to get caught.[Origin: Old English boc] → see also cook the books at cook1 (5), one for the books at one2 (22), read somebody like a book at read1, throw the book at somebody at throw at (2)COLLOCATIONSverbsread a book What book are you reading at the moment?look through a book (=look at the pages quickly) I looked through the book until I found the right section.write a book He’s written several interesting travel books.publish a book The book is published by Penguin.borrow a book/check out a book (=from a library) You can borrow up to six books from the library.return a book (=to a library) Please return all your books before the end of semester.renew a book (=arrange to continue borrowing it from a library) You can renew your books on the Internet.a book comes out (=it is published for the first time) Everyone was waiting for the next book in the series to come out.nouns + booka hardcover/hardback book (=with a thick stiff cover) Hardcover books are a lot more expensive than paperbacks.a paperback book (=with a paper cover) She took a paperback book out of her bag and started to read.a textbook There aren’t enough textbooks so students have to share.a reference book Reference books such as dictionaries and encyclopedias must stay in the library.a children’s book The classroom had lots of children’s books to choose from.a history/travel/science etc. book (=about a subject) Not much is written about her in the history books.a recipe book/ a cookbook I got the recipe out of my new cookbook.a library book (=borrowed from the library) I need to return my library book.a phone book (=containing telephone numbers and addresses) Her number isn’t listed in the phone book.book + nounsa bookstore/shop I got it from the bookstore at the mall.a bookseller (=a person, store, or company selling books) The company was one of the first online booksellers.a book review (=an article giving critical opinions of a book) She had a book review published in the student magazine.a book fair (=an event at which a lot of books are sold, or at which publishers and authors show new books) All the major publishers had booths at the book fair. noun | verb bookbook2 ●●○ W3 verb 1[intransitive, transitive] to arrange to stay in a place, eat in a restaurant, etc. at a particular time in the future, or buy a ticket for a flight, performance, etc. in the future: You’ll have to book by tomorrow if you want the lower price. I booked a table (=at a restaurant) for two at 8 p.m. There are no tickets at the door – you have to book in advance (=buy tickets before the event). I’m sorry sir, we’re fully booked (=there are no rooms, tables, etc. available) for the 14th. a heavily booked flight Classes are booked solid (=completely full), with many students unable to get the courses they need.2be booked up a)if a hotel, restaurant, etc. is booked up, there are no more rooms or tables left b)if someone is booked up, he or she is extremely busy and do not have time to do anything new: I’m all booked up this week, but I can see you on Monday.3[transitive] to arrange for someone such as a speaker or singer to perform on a particular date: book somebody for something Nelson was booked for a tour of Japan in August.book somebody to do something She’s been booked to speak at the conference.4[transitive] law to put someone’s name officially in police records, along with the charge made against him or her: Dawkins was booked on suspicion of attempted murder.book somebody for something They booked him for assault.5[intransitive] spoken informal to go somewhere or do something fast: Now, on Montana highways, you can really book.book somebody into something phrasal verb to arrange for someone to stay at a hotel: We’ve booked you into the Sheraton. Is that all right?book somebody on something phrasal verb to arrange for someone to travel on a particular airplane, train, etc.: Could you book me on the next flight to Dallas? |
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