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Library Books Public N Count 可数名词 I Local Room

英语单词 library
英美音标 英 ['laɪbrəri] 美 ['laɪbreri]
中文释义 n.图书馆;藏书;书房
英语例句 (1) The town has its own public library and public gardens.
(2) In the library, the books on history are all kept in one bay.
(3) Professor Hunter has a library of about five thousand books.
(4) I found him working in his library when I called.
中文例句 (1) 那城市有自己的公用图书馆和公园。
(2) 在图书馆里,历史方面的书都放在同一隔间里。
(3) 汉特教授约有五千册藏书。
(4) 我去拜访他时看到他在书房里工作。
vocabulary简明 A library is a place where collections of books are kept. If you ever want a reminder of how very much there is to learn in this world, pay a visit to your local library.
vocabulary扩展 The noun library, meaning, “a room or building where books are housed,” comes from the Latin librarium “chest for books.” That, in turn, evolved from the Latin liber, a word meaning “book, paper, parchment,” and, more literally, “the inner bark of trees.” The writer Jorge Luis Borges said, “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” What would your vision of paradise look like?
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](公共)图书馆 A public library is a building where things such as books, newspapers, videos, and music are kept for people to read, use, or borrow.
  • ...the local library...

    当地图书馆

  • She issued them library cards.

    她给他们发了借书证。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](私人)收藏的图书(或唱片等) A private library is a collection of things such as books or music, that is normally only used with the permission of the owner.
  • My thanks go to the British School of Osteopathy, for the use of their library.

    感谢不列颠骨疗法学校允许我使用他们的藏书。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]书房;书斋 In some large houses the library is the room where most of the books are kept.
  • Guests were rarely entertained in the library.

    很少会在书房招待客人。

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