- a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright, typically ornamental and forming one of a pair书挡, 书立。
with obj.(一般作 be bookended)
- informal occur or be positioned at the end or on either side of (something)〈非正式〉放在末尾（或两端）：
the narrative is bookended by a pair of incisive essays.
这篇叙述文头尾部分都有深刻的短论。