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| 1 | C a set of printed pages fastened together inside a cover , that may contain a story , information , poems, or other forms of writing 书；书本；书籍 |
| a book by Nelson Mandela, entitled Long Walk to Freedom 由纳尔逊·曼德拉撰写的名为《通往自由的漫长之路》的书 |
| Please open your books at page 25. 请翻开书本第25页。 |
| +about/on I’ m reading a book about American history. 我在看一本关于美国历史的书。 |
| | 1a | one of the sections of a long book such as the Bible （《圣经》等的）卷，篇，部 | | the Book of Job 《约伯记》 | |
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| 2 | C something that you write in , consisting of pages fastened together inside a cover 簿；本；册 |
| Visitors to the building must sign the book. 到这栋楼参观的人必须在签名簿上签名。 |
| address/appointment/exercise book I wrote his phone number in my address book. 我把他的电话号码记在我的通讯录上。 |
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| 3 | C a set of small objects, such as stamps, tickets, or matches, fastened together inside a paper cover 装订成册的东西；本子；簿册 |
| You can buy stamps in books of ten. 你可以买一册10枚的邮票。 |
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| 4 | books plural records of the money that an organization or business has earned and spent 账目；账簿 |
| do the books (=record the necessary information in them) Alfred’ s job was to do the books at the end of each month. 记账 |
| | 4a | records of customers that use a company’ s services 顾客记录 | | on sb’ s books a theatrical agency with dozens of top actors on its books 拥有很多优秀演员的剧团 | |
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| - | the book spoken
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| the phone book |
| 电话簿 |
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| Give me a ring – my number’ s in the book. 给我打电话，我的电话号码在电话簿上。 |
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| - | bring sb to book BRITISH
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| to punish someone or make them explain their behaviour publicly when they have done something wrong |
| 惩罚某人；要求某人公开解释 |
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| If policemen have lied, then they must be brought to book. 如果警察撒谎，那么他们一定要受到惩罚。 |
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| - | by the book
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| correctly, following all the rules or systems for doing something in a strict way |
| 按规章；照惯例 |
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| He always tried to do everything by the book. 他总是墨守成规。 |
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| - | a closedbook
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| 1 | something that you accept has completely ended 已完结的事 | As far as she is concerned, her marriage is a closed book. 对她来说，她的婚姻已经彻底结束了。 | |
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| 2 | something or someone that is very difficult to understand 难以理解的事（或人） | I’ m afraid accountancy is a closed book to me. 我恐怕对会计学一窍不通。 | |
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| - | in sb’ s bad/good books informal
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| used for saying that someone is annoyed with youpleased with you |
| 为某人所厌恶/喜欢 |
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| I’ m trying to get back in her good books. 我试图重新博得她的喜欢。 |
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| - | in my book mainly spoken
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| used when giving your strong opinion about something |
| 根据我的看法；依我看 |
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| He’ s the greatest athlete of all time, in my book. 在我看来，他是有史以来最好的运动员。 |
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| - | on the books
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| a law that is on the books is part of the legal system of a country , city etc |
| 是法律制度的一部分 |
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| - | an openbook
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| something or someone that is easy to find out about or understand , because nothing is kept secret |
| 昭然若揭的事；容易理解的事；极坦率的人 |
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| Her life was an open book. 她的生活是公开的。 |
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| - | read sb like a book
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| to be able to understand easily what someone is thinking or feeling |
| 完全了解某人的心思；对某人了如指掌 |
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| Other ways of saying : book | | | | | | 谈论或描写books | | | | novel a book that tells a story | | 小说 | | textbook a book you study at school, college, or university | | （在学校用的）课本 | | manual a book of instructions | | 手册；指南 | | cookery book a book of instructions for cooking | | 烹饪指南 | | guidebook a book for tourists | | 导游手册；旅游指南 | | biography a book about someone’ s life | | 传记 | | autobiography a book about your own life | | 自传 | | notebook a book you can write in, with empty pages | | 笔记本 | | hardback a book with a hard cover | | 精装本 | | paperback a book with a thick paper cover | | 平装本 | | | |
| See also | | - close 1 | | - judge 2 | | - throw 1 | |
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