book S1 W1 / bʊk / 名词 #
1 printed pages [可数名词] 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 book
book about/on
a book about cats
2 to write in [可数名词] a set of sheets of paper held together in a cover so that you can write on them :
a black address book
a notebook
3 set of things [可数名词] a set of things such as stamps, matches, or tickets, held together inside a paper cover :
a cheque book
4 books [复数形式]
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 cook 1 ( 3 )
b) jobs the names of people who use a company’s services, or who are sent by a company to work for other people
on sb’s books
an agent with a lot of popular actors on his books
5 by 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.
6 a closed book a subject that you do not understand or know anything about :
Chemistry is a closed book to me.
7 be in sb’s good/bad books informal used to say that someone is pleased or annoyed with you
8 law be on the books if a law is on the books, it is part of the set of laws in a country, town, area etc
9 part of a book [可数名词] one of the parts that a very large book such as the Bible is divided into
book of
the Book of Isaiah
10 in my book spoken said when giving your opinion :
In my book, nothing is more important than football.
11 bring 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 , → take a leaf out of sb’s book at leaf 1 ( 2 ) , → read somebody like a book at read 1 ( 16 ) , → suit sb’s book at suit 2 ( 5 ) , → a turn-up for the book at turn-up ( 2 ) , → throw the book at somebody at throw 1 ( 26 )
COLLOCATIONS
动词
read 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 + NOUN
a 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.
短语
the 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.
THESAURUS
types of book
novel 名词 [可数名词] a book about imaginary people and events : The film is based on Nick Hornby’s best-selling novel. | a historical novel
fiction 名词 [不可数名词] books that describe imaginary people and events : She reads a lot of romantic fiction.
literature 名词 [不可数名词] novels and plays that are considered to be important works of art : I’m studying American literature at university.
non-fiction 名词 [不可数名词] books that describe real people and events : Men tend to prefer non-fiction.
science fiction 名词 [不可数名词] books about imaginary events in the future or space travel
reference book 名词 [可数名词] a book such as a dictionary or encyclopedia, which you look at to find information
textbook 名词 [可数名词] a book about a particular subject that you use in a classroom
set book British English , course book British English 名词 [可数名词] a book that you have to study as part of your course
guidebook 名词 [可数名词] a book telling visitors about a city or country
picture book 名词 [可数名词] a book for children with many pictures in it
hardcover/hardback 名词 [可数名词] a book that has a hard stiff cover
paperback 名词 [可数名词] a book that has a paper cover
biography 名词 [可数名词] a book about a real person’s life, written by another person
autobiography 名词 [可数名词] a book that someone has written about their own life
recipe book/cookery book British English ( also cookbook American English ) 名词 [可数名词] a book that tells you how to cook different meals
book S2 verb #
1 [不及物和及物动词] 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 [及物动词] 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.
3 be booked up
a) 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 [及物动词] 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 [及物动词] 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 [及物动词] 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 punishment
COLLOCATIONS
book + NOUN book 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.
adverbs book 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.
THESAURUS
to arrange to do something arrange to organize or make plans for something such as a meeting, party, or trip : He had arranged to meet Marcia outside the restaurant. | The company arranges skiing trips. fix/fix up especially British English spoken to arrange something, especially for someone else : John had fixed up for me to give a talk. | I’ve fixed an appointment for you at the doctor’s. organize ( also -ise British English ) to make the arrangements for an event, especially a big public event : They had organized a protest against the war. set a time/date ( also fix a time/date British English ) to arrange for something to happen at a particular time or on a particular day : Have you set a date for the wedding yet? | We fixed a time for me to visit. reserve/book to arrange to stay in a place, go to a theatre, travel on a plane etc : I’ve booked the flight to Zurich. | He had reserved a table at the restaurant. take care of/make the arrangements to arrange all the details of an event : Uncle James is making all the funeral arrangements.
book in ( also book into something ) phrasal verb
British English to arrive at a hotel and say who you are etc SYN check in :
Several tourists were booking in.