Definition of reference book in English:

reference book

noun

1A book intended to be consulted for information on specific matters.
参考书，工具书
Example sentencesExamples
- Is it intended as a reference book or a good read?
- Some of it is compelling, some seems contrived, and some left me feeling that I would rather just read the gospels and have a reference book with the relevant scripture passages and background information listed.
- If you are unable to find a biography, check an encyclopedia or reference book at your library.
- However, this volume should be available as a reference book in libraries that serve professional pharmacy students and pharmacists and in our laboratories.
- As a reference book and bench book, it should be on the bookshelf of everyone who has an interest in this area.
- This book is an excellent reference book for anyone wanting a brief overview of wars or battles in American history.
- The principal use for this book is as a reference book and a guide to sources, unless one is offering a course on legal history, the history of international law and practice, peace keeping, or some such kindred subject.
- The book is an outstanding reference book that is of great value worldwide, and should be on the shelf of any serious researcher or extension agent working with sorghum or the millets.
- It is less a book to be read through from start to finish than a guide book to be read in conjunction with the Confessions or a reference book to be consulted on specific topics.
- Now in its third edition, this handy reference book is a reliable source of useful information about more than seventy economic indicators, mostly those issued by government agencies but also by private organizations as well.
- There is something for everyone, whether a person is looking for some entertaining fiction, a reference book, a volume on a popular hobby, or a scholarly work on the proper use of language.
- They all make their first appearance in the 2003 edition of the world-famous reference book Who's Who, which is published this week.
- The book is not a biography but an easy-to-read reference book that dwells on the principles of the Mahatma.
- This hardback monster of a reference book is a Daily Telegraph production and is styled ‘The Bible of Motorsport’.
- It is of considerable value as a reference book - to be consulted for specific information on the general content, hierarchy and location of sources.
- But a sympathetic relative consulted a natural healing reference book that advocated eating 15 cherries a day to arrest gout.
- The book is excellent as both a history book and a reference book on artillery.
- The 32-volume book is the oldest reference book in English to be published continuously.
- I was asked to author a Peckham biography for a forthcoming reference book, and managed to write something a bit more nuanced.
- For this information you need a reference book such as ‘Time Changes in the World’ by Doris Chase Doane.
Synonyms
volume, tome, work, printed work, publication, title, opus, treatise
2South African historical
another term for pass (sense 3 of the noun)

Definition of reference book in US English:

reference book

nounˈref(ə)rəns ˌbo͝okˈrɛf(ə)rəns ˌbʊk

A book intended to be consulted for information on specific matters rather than read from beginning to end.
参考书，工具书
a beat-up old grade-school dictionary was the only reference book we ever had in our house
Example sentencesExamples
- It is of considerable value as a reference book - to be consulted for specific information on the general content, hierarchy and location of sources.
- It is less a book to be read through from start to finish than a guide book to be read in conjunction with the Confessions or a reference book to be consulted on specific topics.
- The book is not a biography but an easy-to-read reference book that dwells on the principles of the Mahatma.
- For this information you need a reference book such as ‘Time Changes in the World’ by Doris Chase Doane.
- As a reference book and bench book, it should be on the bookshelf of everyone who has an interest in this area.
- I was asked to author a Peckham biography for a forthcoming reference book, and managed to write something a bit more nuanced.
- But a sympathetic relative consulted a natural healing reference book that advocated eating 15 cherries a day to arrest gout.
- The book is an outstanding reference book that is of great value worldwide, and should be on the shelf of any serious researcher or extension agent working with sorghum or the millets.
- Some of it is compelling, some seems contrived, and some left me feeling that I would rather just read the gospels and have a reference book with the relevant scripture passages and background information listed.
- This book is an excellent reference book for anyone wanting a brief overview of wars or battles in American history.
- However, this volume should be available as a reference book in libraries that serve professional pharmacy students and pharmacists and in our laboratories.
- There is something for everyone, whether a person is looking for some entertaining fiction, a reference book, a volume on a popular hobby, or a scholarly work on the proper use of language.
- The principal use for this book is as a reference book and a guide to sources, unless one is offering a course on legal history, the history of international law and practice, peace keeping, or some such kindred subject.
- The 32-volume book is the oldest reference book in English to be published continuously.
- The book is excellent as both a history book and a reference book on artillery.
- Is it intended as a reference book or a good read?
- Now in its third edition, this handy reference book is a reliable source of useful information about more than seventy economic indicators, mostly those issued by government agencies but also by private organizations as well.
- This hardback monster of a reference book is a Daily Telegraph production and is styled ‘The Bible of Motorsport’.
- They all make their first appearance in the 2003 edition of the world-famous reference book Who's Who, which is published this week.
- If you are unable to find a biography, check an encyclopedia or reference book at your library.
Synonyms
volume, tome, work, printed work, publication, title, opus, treatise

单词	reference book
释义	Definition of reference book in English: reference book noun 1A book intended to be consulted for information on specific matters. 参考书，工具书 Example sentencesExamples Is it intended as a reference book or a good read? Some of it is compelling, some seems contrived, and some left me feeling that I would rather just read the gospels and have a reference book with the relevant scripture passages and background information listed. If you are unable to find a biography, check an encyclopedia or reference book at your library. However, this volume should be available as a reference book in libraries that serve professional pharmacy students and pharmacists and in our laboratories. As a reference book and bench book, it should be on the bookshelf of everyone who has an interest in this area. This book is an excellent reference book for anyone wanting a brief overview of wars or battles in American history. The principal use for this book is as a reference book and a guide to sources, unless one is offering a course on legal history, the history of international law and practice, peace keeping, or some such kindred subject. The book is an outstanding reference book that is of great value worldwide, and should be on the shelf of any serious researcher or extension agent working with sorghum or the millets. It is less a book to be read through from start to finish than a guide book to be read in conjunction with the Confessions or a reference book to be consulted on specific topics. Now in its third edition, this handy reference book is a reliable source of useful information about more than seventy economic indicators, mostly those issued by government agencies but also by private organizations as well. There is something for everyone, whether a person is looking for some entertaining fiction, a reference book, a volume on a popular hobby, or a scholarly work on the proper use of language. They all make their first appearance in the 2003 edition of the world-famous reference book Who's Who, which is published this week. The book is not a biography but an easy-to-read reference book that dwells on the principles of the Mahatma. This hardback monster of a reference book is a Daily Telegraph production and is styled ‘The Bible of Motorsport’. It is of considerable value as a reference book - to be consulted for specific information on the general content, hierarchy and location of sources. But a sympathetic relative consulted a natural healing reference book that advocated eating 15 cherries a day to arrest gout. The book is excellent as both a history book and a reference book on artillery. The 32-volume book is the oldest reference book in English to be published continuously. I was asked to author a Peckham biography for a forthcoming reference book, and managed to write something a bit more nuanced. For this information you need a reference book such as ‘Time Changes in the World’ by Doris Chase Doane. Synonyms volume, tome, work, printed work, publication, title, opus, treatise 2South African historical another term for pass (sense 3 of the noun) Definition of reference book in US English: reference book nounˈref(ə)rəns ˌbo͝okˈrɛf(ə)rəns ˌbʊk A book intended to be consulted for information on specific matters rather than read from beginning to end. 参考书，工具书 a beat-up old grade-school dictionary was the only reference book we ever had in our house Example sentencesExamples It is of considerable value as a reference book - to be consulted for specific information on the general content, hierarchy and location of sources. It is less a book to be read through from start to finish than a guide book to be read in conjunction with the Confessions or a reference book to be consulted on specific topics. The book is not a biography but an easy-to-read reference book that dwells on the principles of the Mahatma. For this information you need a reference book such as ‘Time Changes in the World’ by Doris Chase Doane. As a reference book and bench book, it should be on the bookshelf of everyone who has an interest in this area. I was asked to author a Peckham biography for a forthcoming reference book, and managed to write something a bit more nuanced. But a sympathetic relative consulted a natural healing reference book that advocated eating 15 cherries a day to arrest gout. The book is an outstanding reference book that is of great value worldwide, and should be on the shelf of any serious researcher or extension agent working with sorghum or the millets. Some of it is compelling, some seems contrived, and some left me feeling that I would rather just read the gospels and have a reference book with the relevant scripture passages and background information listed. This book is an excellent reference book for anyone wanting a brief overview of wars or battles in American history. However, this volume should be available as a reference book in libraries that serve professional pharmacy students and pharmacists and in our laboratories. There is something for everyone, whether a person is looking for some entertaining fiction, a reference book, a volume on a popular hobby, or a scholarly work on the proper use of language. The principal use for this book is as a reference book and a guide to sources, unless one is offering a course on legal history, the history of international law and practice, peace keeping, or some such kindred subject. The 32-volume book is the oldest reference book in English to be published continuously. The book is excellent as both a history book and a reference book on artillery. Is it intended as a reference book or a good read? Now in its third edition, this handy reference book is a reliable source of useful information about more than seventy economic indicators, mostly those issued by government agencies but also by private organizations as well. This hardback monster of a reference book is a Daily Telegraph production and is styled ‘The Bible of Motorsport’. They all make their first appearance in the 2003 edition of the world-famous reference book Who's Who, which is published this week. If you are unable to find a biography, check an encyclopedia or reference book at your library. Synonyms volume, tome, work, printed work, publication, title, opus, treatise
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