book
noun/bʊk/
/bʊk/
Idioms - [countable] a set of printed pages that are fastened inside a cover so that you can turn them and read them
书；书籍 - His desk was covered with piles of books.
他的书桌上堆满了一摞摞的书。 - hardback/paperback books
精装书；平装书 - a book of short stories
短篇小说集
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writinga1- Her name was inscribed in the book.
书上题有她的名字。 - one of the earliest printed books
最早的印刷书之一
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- latest
- new
- recent
- …
- copy
- flick through
- flip through
- look at
- …
- appear
- come out
- be out of print
- …
- title
- review
- reviewer
- …
- in a/the book
- book about
- book on
- …
- His desk was covered with piles of books.
- [countable] a written work published in printed or electronic form
印刷（或电子）出版物；著作 - to read/write/publish a book
读书；写书；出版书 - reference/children's/library books
参考书；童书；馆藏书籍 - book by somebody a new book by J. K. Rowling
J.K. 罗琳的新书 - book about something a book about wildlife
有关野生生物的书 - book on something He has written a book on local architecture.
他写了一本关于当地建筑的书。
Wordfinder- author
- book
- classic
- critic
- drama
- fiction
- genre
- literature
- poetry
- write
Collocations LiteratureLiteratureBeing a writer- write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography
- become a writer/novelist/playwright
- find/have a publisher/an agent
- have a new book out
- edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript
- dedicate a book/poem to…
- construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative
- advance/drive the plot
- introduce/present the protagonist/a character
- describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain
- create an exciting/a tense atmosphere
- build/heighten the suspense/tension
- evoke/capture the pathos of the situation
- convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…
- engage the reader
- seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination
- arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)
- lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm
- use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device
- use/adopt/develop a style/technique
- be rich in/be full of symbolism
- evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…
- create/achieve an effect
- maintain/lighten the tone
- introduce/develop an idea/a theme
- inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination
- read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
- review a book/a novel/somebody’s work
- give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review
- be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
- quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author
- provoke/spark discussion/criticism
- study/interpret/understand a text/passage
- translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem
Wordfinder- biography
- blockbuster
- book
- character
- editor
- narrator
- novel
- plot
- publish
- title
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationa1, Shoppinga1- Have you read her latest book?
你读过她的最新书吗？ - Do you want to renew any of your library books?
你从图书馆借来的书，有想续借的吗？ - His latest book will appear in December.
他的新作将于 12 月面世。 - How many books can I borrow?
我可以借多少本书？ - How many books have you got out?
你借出了多少书？ - How many copies of the book did you order?
这本书你订购了多少本？ - I couldn't put the book down.
我读这本书欲罢不能。 - She looked up from her book and smiled at him.
她暂停看书，抬起头朝他笑了笑。 - She's busy writing a book on astrology.
她正忙着写一本关于占星术的书。 - The book is dedicated to his mother.
这本书是献给他母亲的。 - The collector had many books inscribed to him by famous authors.
这位收藏家有许多著名作家题赠给他的书。 - There's nothing like curling up with a mug of tea and a good book.
没有比蜷坐一处，边喝茶边看一本好书更惬意的事了。 - These issues are discussed in his latest book.
这些问题在他新书中都有论述。 - a book for new parents
为初为父母的人写的书 - a book of walks in London
一本关于漫步伦敦的书 - a controversial book about the royal family
一本关于王室的有争议的书 - a new book from the publishing company, Bookworm
“书虫”出版公司新出版的一本书 - a survey to find the nation's favourite children's book
关于全国最受欢迎的儿童书籍的调查 - I'm reading a book by Robert Shea.
我正在读罗伯特·谢伊的书。 - The book has received some terrible reviews.
这本书得到了一些劣评。 - a library/hardback book
馆藏书；精装书
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- latest
- new
- recent
- …
- copy
- flick through
- flip through
- look at
- …
- appear
- come out
- be out of print
- …
- title
- review
- reviewer
- …
- in a/the book
- book about
- book on
- …
- to read/write/publish a book
- [countable] (especially in compounds) a set of sheets of paper that are fastened together inside a cover and used for writing in
本子；簿子 - an exercise book
练习簿；练习本 - a notebook
笔记本
- an exercise book
- [countable] a set of things that are fastened together like a book
装订成册的一套东西 - a book of stamps/tickets/matches
一封邮票；一本票券；一纸板火柴 - a chequebook
支票簿
- a book of stamps/tickets/matches
- the books[plural] the written records of the financial affairs of a business
（企业的）账簿 - to do the books (= to check the accounts)
查账 - You need to go over the books again; there’s a mistake somewhere.
你需要把书再看一遍；某处有错误。 - She does the books for us.
她给我们记账。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- account
- do
- keep
- audit
- …
- on the books
- to do the books (= to check the accounts)
- [countable] a section of a large written work
（长篇作品的）篇，卷，部 - the books of the Bible
《圣经》中各卷
- the books of the Bible
- [countable] (British English) a record of bets made on whether something will happen, somebody will win a race, etc.
赌注记录 - They’ve opened a book on who’ll win the Championship.
他们出版了一本关于谁将赢得冠军的书。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- account
- do
- keep
- audit
- …
- on the books
- They’ve opened a book on who’ll win the Championship.
printed work
for writing in
of stamps/tickets/matches, etc.
accounts
section of Bible, etc.
for betting
Word OriginOld English bōc (originally also ‘a document or charter’), bōcian ‘to grant by charter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boek and German Buch, and probably to beech (on which runes were carved).
Idioms
be in somebody’s good/bad books
- (informal) used to say that somebody is pleased/annoyed with you
令某人喜欢／厌烦 - I'm in her good books at the moment because I cleared up the kitchen.
她现在对我有好感，因为我把厨房清理干净了。
- I'm in her good books at the moment because I cleared up the kitchen.
bring somebody to book (for something)
- (especially British English, formal) to punish somebody for doing something wrong and make them explain their behaviour
（为某事）惩罚某人并要求作出解释 - We will ensure that people who commit fraud are brought to book through the courts.
我们将确保通过法庭将欺诈者绳之以法。
- We will ensure that people who commit fraud are brought to book through the courts.
by the book
- following rules and instructions in a very strict way
循规蹈矩；严格遵守章法 - She always does everything by the book.
她总是照章行事。
- She always does everything by the book.
close the book on something
- to stop doing something because you no longer believe you will be successful or will find a solution
（因相信不会成功或没有结论而）放弃 - The police have closed the book on the case (= they have stopped trying to solve it).
警方已经放弃侦破此案。
- The police have closed the book on the case (= they have stopped trying to solve it).
a closed book (to somebody)
- a subject or person that you know nothing about
对之一窍不通的事物；不了解的人 - Nuclear physics is a closed book to most of us.
我们大多数人对原子核物理学一窍不通。
- Nuclear physics is a closed book to most of us.
cook the books
- (informal) to change facts or figures dishonestly or illegally
篡改；杜撰；捏造 - His accountant had been cooking the books for years.
多年来他的会计师一直在做假账。 - Someone was cooking the books.
有人在做假账。
- His accountant had been cooking the books for years.
don’t judge a book by its cover
- (saying) used to say that you should not form an opinion about somebody/something from their appearance only
勿以貌取人；勿只凭外表判断
every trick in the book
- every available method, whether it is honest or not
无所不用其极；浑身解数 - He'll try every trick in the book to stop you from winning.
他将使尽浑身解数阻止你取胜。
- He'll try every trick in the book to stop you from winning.
have your head/nose in a book
- to be reading
埋头读书 - She always has her nose in a book.
她总是在埋头读书。
- She always has her nose in a book.
the history books
- the record of great achievements in history
历史上重大成就的记载 - She has earned her place in the history books.
她名垂青史。
- She has earned her place in the history books.
in my book
- (informal) used when you are giving your opinion
（发表意见时说） - That's cheating in my book.
依我看那是欺骗。
- That's cheating in my book.
(be) on somebody’s books
- (to be) on an organization’s list, for example of people who are available for a particular type of work
（在某机构）登记备用的 - We have very few nurses on our books at the moment.
目前在我们这里登记备用的护士很少。 - Most of the houses on our books are in the north of the city.
我们手头的房子大多数在城北。 - We have fifty people on the books.
我们有 50 名雇员。
- We have very few nurses on our books at the moment.
an open book
- if you describe somebody or their life as an open book, you mean that you can easily understand them and know everything about them
容易被了解的人（或事）
read somebody like a book
- to understand easily what somebody is thinking or feeling
轻易地了解某人的想法（或感受）；看透某人
suit your/somebody’s book
- (British English, informal) to be convenient or useful for you/somebody
对某人方便（或有用） - Well, if you’re honest and hard-working, that suits our book.
嗯，要是你诚实肯干，那正合我们的需要。
- Well, if you’re honest and hard-working, that suits our book.
take a leaf from/out of somebody’s book
- to copy somebody’s behaviour and do things in the same way that they do, because they are successful
效仿，模仿（成功之人的举止和行为）
throw the book at somebody
- (informal) to punish somebody who has committed an offence as severely as possible
从严惩处（罪犯） - ‘Get this man down to the station and throw the book at him!’ yelled Curtis.
“让这个人到车站去，把书扔给他！”柯蒂斯喊道。
- ‘Get this man down to the station and throw the book at him!’ yelled Curtis.