| 英语单词 | tome |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [təʊm] 美 [toʊm] |
| 中文释义 | n.大部头书;大本书 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Many planned to stay up all night reading the 607-page tome. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 很多人计划通宵读这本607页的厚书。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A tome is a large book. If you're pre-med, chances are you're going to have one heck of a tome for your biology class. Tome is often used to refer to a book that is not only really large but also unusually important. |
| vocabulary扩展 | If you generally carry more than one tome to class, invest in a bag with wheels so you don't hurt your back. A tome is big and heavy. "Wow! This tome weighs a ton!" Whatever you do, don't leave your tome at home—you'll wind up in detention! You can also use tome sarcastically to describe a book that clearly isn't large or important. But sarcasm is for advanced users only. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]巨著;大部头书 A tome is a very large, heavy book. [FORMAL 正式] |
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