[N-COUNT 可数名词]书；书籍；本子；簿册 A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard. Books contain information, stories, or poetry, for example.
His eighth book came out earlier this year and was an instant best-seller...
他的第8本书在今年早些时候面世，迅速成为了畅销书。
'Robinson Crusoe' is one of the most famous books in the world.
《鲁宾逊漂流记》是一本世界名著。
...the author of a book on politics.
一本政治著作的作者
...a book about witches.
一本关于女巫的书
...a new book by Rosella Brown.
罗塞拉·布朗的一本新书
...reference books.
参考书
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]一册（邮票）；一纸板（火柴）；一本（票券） A book of something such as stamps, matches, or tickets is a small number of them fastened together between thin cardboard covers.
[usu N of n]
Can I have a book of first class stamps please?
请给我一板第一类邮件的邮票好吗？
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[VERB 动词]订，预订（旅馆房间、票等） When you book something such as a hotel room or a ticket, you arrange to have it or use it at a particular time.
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British officials have booked hotel rooms for the women and children...
英国官员已为妇女和儿童预订了宾馆房间。
Laurie revealed she had booked herself a flight home last night.
劳丽透露她昨晚已为自己预订了返家的机票。
...three-star restaurants that are normally booked for months in advance.
通常需提前数月预订的三星级饭店
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]（公司或组织机构的）账册，账簿，名册 A company's or organization's books are its records of money that has been spent and earned or of the names of people who belong to it.
[BUSINESS 商]
For the most part he left the books to his managers and accountants...
他通常都把账册交给经理和会计们处理。
Around 12 per cent of the people on our books are in the computing industry.
我们的名册中有大约12%的人供职于计算机行业。
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[VERB 动词]（足球裁判）记名警告（严重犯规的球员） When a referee books a football player who has seriously broken the rules of the game, he or she officially writes down the player's name.
[V n]
League referee Keith Cooper booked him in the first half for a tussle with the goalie.
联赛裁判基思·库珀在上半场因他与守门员抢球犯规而对他记名警告。
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[VERB 动词]（警察)把…记录在案，给…做笔录 When a police officer books someone, he or she officially records their name and the offence that they may be charged with.
[V n]
They took him to the station and booked him for assault with a deadly weapon.
他们把他带到警察局，把他用致命武器袭击他人的罪行记录在案。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（《圣经》等长篇作品的）篇，卷，书 In a very long written work such as the Bible, a book is one of the sections into which it is divided.
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cheque book
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phone book
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[PHRASE 短语]令人厌烦/令人满意 If you are in someone's bad books, they are annoyed with you. If you are in their good books, they are pleased with you.
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Sir John was definitely in the Treasury's bad books for incorrect thinking on economic prospects...
约翰爵士肯定不受财政部的待见，因为他对经济前景的预测并不准确。
Right from my very first day I seemed to be in everyone's good books.
自打第一天起，我好像就和每个人都很合得来。
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[PHRASE 短语]将…依法治罪；审讯；审问 If you bring someone to book, you punish them for an offence or make them explain their behaviour officially.
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Police should be asked to investigate so that the guilty can be brought to book soon.
应该要求警方介入调查，以将罪犯早日绳之以法。
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[PHRASE 短语]完全不了解的人；一无所知的事物；谜 If you say that someone or something is a closed book, you mean that you do not know anything about them.
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Frank Spriggs was a very able man but something of a closed book...
弗兰克·斯普里格斯是一个很有才干的人，但是有些让人捉摸不透。
Economics was a closed book to him.
他对经济学一窍不通。
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[PHRASE 短语]（旅馆、餐馆、剧院或交通工具）被预订一空，满座，客满 If a hotel, restaurant, theatre, or transport service is fully booked, or booked solid, it is booked up.
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The car ferries from the mainland are often fully booked by February.
从大陆出发的汽车轮渡常常在2月前就被预订一空。
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[PHRASE 短语]依我看；根据我的观点In my book means 'in my opinion' or 'according to my beliefs'.
[PHR with cl]
The greatest manager there has ever been, or ever will be in my book, is retiring.
这位迄今为止最杰出的，在我看来，也是后人无法超越的经理，就要退休了。
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[PHRASE 短语]（当权者）对（违法者）从严惩罚 If someone in authority throws the book at someone who has committed an offence, they give the offender the greatest punishment that they are allowed to.
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to cook the books→see:
cook
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leaf
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bookbooksbookedbookingnoun★printed work 印刷品1★[countable ]a set of printed pages that are fastened inside a cover so that you can turn them and read them 书；书籍◆a pile of books一摞书◆hardback/paperback books精装╱平装书2★[countable ]a written work published in printed or electronic form 印刷（或电子）出版物；著作◆a book by Stephen King斯蒂芬 · 金写的书◆a book about/onwildlife 有关野生生物的书◆reference/children's/library books参考书；儿童读物；馆藏书籍☞collocationsat
literature
for writing in 书写用3★[countable ]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练习本◆a notebook笔记本☞see also
address book
of stamps/tickets/matches, etc. 邮票、票券、火柴等4★[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accounts 账目5the books[plural ]the written records of the financial affairs of a business （企业的）账簿SYN
accounts
◆to do the books (= to check the accounts)查账section of Bible, etc. 《圣经》等的卷、部6[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for betting 赌博用7[countable ]( BrE) a record of bets made on whether sth will happen, sb will win a race, etc. 赌注记录IDIOMSbe in sb's good/bad ˈbooks( informal) used to say that sb 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。bring sb to ˈbook (for sth)( formal) ( especially BrE) to punish sb for doing sth wrong and make them explain their behaviour （为某事）惩罚某人并要求作出解释by the ˈbookfollowing 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。in my ˈbook( 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。(be) on sb's ˈbooks(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。throw the ˈbook at sb( informal) to punish sb who has committed an offence as severely as possible 从严惩处（罪犯）☞more at
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n.verb★1★[intransitive , transitive ]to arrange to have or use sth on a particular date in the future; to buy a ticket in advance 预约；预订◆Book early to avoid disappointment.及早预约，以免向隅。booksth ◆She booked a flight to Chicago.她订了张去芝加哥的机票。◆The performance is booked up(= there are no more tickets available).演出票被订完了。◆I'm sorry—we're fully booked.对不起，客满了。◆( BrE) I'd like to book a table for two for 8 o'clock tonight.我想订一张今晚 8 点钟的二人餐桌。HELPIn American English bookis not used if you do not have to pay in advance; instead use make a reservation.美式英语中，不必预付款时不用 book，而用 make a reservation◆( NAmE) I'd like to make a reservation for 8 o'clock tonight. ☞compare
reserve
v. (1 )2★[transitive ]to arrange for sb to have a seat on a plane, etc. 给（某人）预订飞机等座位booksb + adv./prep. ◆I've booked you on the 10 o'clock flight.我给你订了 10 点钟的飞机票。booksb sth (+ adv./prep.) ◆I've booked you a room at the Park Hotel.我已在百乐酒店为你订了一个房间。3[transitive ]booksb/sth (for sth) to arrange for a singer, etc. to perform on a particular date 和（歌手等）预约演出日期◆We've booked a band for the wedding reception.我们已经为婚宴预约了乐队。4[transitive ]booksb (for sth) ( informal) to write down sb's name and address because they have committed a crime or an offence 立案（控告某人）◆He was booked for possession of cocaine.他因藏有可卡因而被立案审查。5[transitive ]booksb ( BrE) ( informal) (of a referee裁判)to write down in an official book the name of a player who has broken the rules of the game 记名警告（犯规运动员）PHRASAL VERBSˌbook ˈin/ˈinto sth( BrE) to arrive at a hotel, etc. and arrange to stay there 到（旅馆等）办理入住手续◆I got in at ten and booked straight into a hotel.我十点钟到达后直接到一家旅馆办理了住宿手续。ˌbook sb ˈin/ˈinto sthto arrange for sb to have a room at a hotel, etc. 为某人预订（旅馆房间等）book/bʊk; NAmEbʊk/
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bookbook1 /bʊk/ ●●●S1W1 noun
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1printed pages [countable] a set of printed pages that are held together in a cover so that you can read them: I’ve just started reading a book by Graham Greene. a cookery bookbook about/on a book about cats2to write in [countable] a set of sheets of paper held together in a cover so that you can write on them: a black address book a notebook3set of things [countable] a set of things such as stamps, matches, or tickets, held together inside a paper cover: a cheque book4books [plural]a)accounts written records of the financial accounts of a business: An accountant will examine the company’s books. a small firm that is having problems balancing the books (=keeping its profits and spending equal)on the books They have £50 billion worth of orders on the books. → cook the books
at cook1(3)
b)jobs the names of people who use a company’s services, or who are sent by a company to work for other peopleon somebody’s books an agent with a lot of popular actors on his books5by the book exactly according to rules or instructions: She feels she has to go by the book and can’t use her creativity.do/play something by the book The police were careful to do everything by the book.6a closed book a subject that you do not understand or know anything about: Chemistry is a closed book to me.7be in somebody’s good/bad books informal used to say that someone is pleased or annoyed with you8law be on the books if a law is on the books, it is part of the set of laws in a country, town, area etc9part of a book [countable] one of the parts that a very large book such as the Bible is divided intobook of the Book of Isaiah10in my book spoken said when giving your opinion: In my book, nothing is more important than football.11bring somebody to book to punish someone for breaking laws or rules, especially when you have been trying to punish them for a long time: War criminals must be brought to book. →
statute book
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, → suit somebody’s book
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, → throw the book at somebody
at throw1(26)
GRAMMAR: Patterns with book• You read something in a book: · I read about him in a book at school.• You say a book about a subject or a book on a subject: · I like books about sport.✗Don’t say: I like books of sport.• A book of essays, poems etc is one that contains several essays, poems etc: · It’s a book of interviews with artists.• You say a book by someone: · I’m reading a book by John Gray.✗Don’t say: I’m reading a book of John Gray.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.a book comes out (=it is published for the first time)· Everyone was waiting for the new Harry Potter book to come out.borrow a book (also take out a book British English) (=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 term.renew a book (=arrange to continue borrowing it from a library)· If you need to renew a book, you can do it by phone.book + NOUNa book shop (also book store American English)· I got it from that little book shop in the village.a book seller (=a person, shop, or company selling books)· High street book sellers are experiencing a drop in sales.a book token British English (=a ticket that you can use to pay for a book)· She always bought me book tokens for my birthday.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 publishers and authors show new books)the introduction/preface/foreword to a book· In the introduction to this book I referred to a conversation between myself and a young student.a section of a book· The most useful section of the book is the list of suppliers of artists’ materials.phrasesthe cover of a book· His picture is on the cover of the book.a chapter of a book· The first chapter of the book is about his childhood.THESAURUStypes of booknovel noun [countable] a book about imaginary people and events: · The film is based on Nick Hornby’s best-selling novel.· a historical novelfiction noun [uncountable] books that describe imaginary people and events: · She reads a lot of romantic fiction.literature noun [uncountable] novels and plays that are considered to be important works of art: · I’m studying American literature at university.non-fiction noun [uncountable] books that describe real people and events: · Men tend to prefer non-fiction.science fiction noun [uncountable] books about imaginary events in the future or space travelreference book noun [countable] a book such as a dictionary or encyclopedia, which you look at to find informationtextbook noun [countable] a book about a particular subject that you use in a classroomset book British English, course book British English noun [countable] a book that you have to study as part of your courseguidebook noun [countable] a book telling visitors about a city or countrypicture book noun [countable] a book for children with many pictures in ithardcover/hardback noun [countable] a book that has a hard stiff coverpaperback noun [countable] a book that has a paper coverbiography noun [countable] a book about a real person’s life, written by another personautobiography noun [countable] a book that someone has written about their own liferecipe book/cookery book British English (also cookbook American English) noun [countable] a book that tells you how to cook different meals
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1[intransitive, transitive] to make arrangements to stay in a place, eat in a restaurant, go to a theatre etc at a particular time in the future → reserve: Have you booked a holiday this year? The flight was already fully booked (=no more seats were available). To get tickets, you have to book in advance. The show’s booked solid (=all the tickets have been sold) until February.2[transitive] to arrange for someone such as a singer to perform on a particular date: The band was booked for a benefit show in Los Angeles.3be booked upa)if a hotel, restaurant etc is booked up, there are no more rooms, places, seats etc still available: The courses quickly get booked up.b)if someone is booked up, they are extremely busy and have arranged a lot of things they must do: I’m all booked up this week – can we get together next Friday?4[transitive] to arrange for someone to go to a hotel, fly on a plane etc: I’ve booked you a flight on Saturday.book somebody on/in etc I’ll book you in at the Hilton.5[transitive] to put someone’s name officially in police records, along with the charge made against them: Smith was booked on suspicion of attempted murder.6[transitive] British English when a referee in a sports game books a player who has broken the rules, he or she officially writes down the player’s name in a book as a punishmentCOLLOCATIONSbook + NOUNbook a holiday· People often book their holidays in January.book a trip· I booked the whole trip on the Internet.book a flight· He picked up the phone and booked a flight to Barcelona.book a ticket· It’s cheaper if you book your train ticket in advance.book a table (=in a restaurant)· I’ll book a table for 7.30 tomorrow evening.book a room/hotel· Ross found a good hotel and booked a room.book a seat· She booked me a seat on the 9 am flight.book a place on something· Students are advised to book a place on the course early.adverbsbook early· We recommend you book early to avoid disappointment.book (well) in advance· There are only 20 places, so it is essential to book well in advance.book online (=on the Internet)· It’s much easier to book tickets online.be fully booked (=all the seats, tickets etc are sold)· I’m afraid that show is fully booked.be booked solid (=all the seats, tickets etc are sold for a long period)· The restaurant’s booked solid for the whole of the Christmas period.book in (also book into something) phrasal verb British English to arrive at a hotel and say who you are etcSYN check in: Several tourists were booking in.
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[bʊk]booked, booking, books
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booked[10949] booking[2891] books[55637]
书(87%)，预订(11%)，本子(1%)，记录在案(1%)
n.书籍；卷；帐簿；名册；工作簿
vt.预订；登记
n.(Book)人名；(中)卜(广东话·威妥玛)；(朝)北；(英)布克；(瑞典)博克
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