di‧a‧ry S3 / daɪəri $ daɪri / 名词 ( 复数形式 diaries ) [可数名词]

1 a book in which you write down the things that happen to you each day 同义词 journal :

Inge kept a diary (= wrote in a diary ) during the war years.

diary entry (= what you have written for a particular day )

2 especially British English a book with separate spaces for each day of the year, in which you write down the meetings, events etc that are planned for each day 同义词 calendar American English :

Did you put the meeting date in your diary ?

COLLOCATIONS

动词

keep/write a diary (= write regularly in a diary ) While I was travelling, I kept a diary every day.

write (something) in your diary ‘Severe weather’, he wrote in his diary that day.

record something in your diary James Alvin recorded the incident in his diary.

read a diary I wish you’d let me read your diary.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + diary

a detailed diary For years she had kept a detailed diary.

a personal/private diary She later agreed to the publication of parts of her personal diary.

a secret diary (= that no one else knows about or reads ) He found his sister’s secret diary.

a daily/weekly diary Clarke kept a daily diary of San Franciscan life.

a travel diary (= that you write while you are travelling ) His travel diary makes fascinating reading.

diary + NOUN

a diary entry/entry in a diary (= piece of writing in a diary ) His last diary entry was on June 14th.

THESAURUS

diary a book in which you write down the things that happen to you each day, and your private thoughts : I decided to keep a diary of our trip to Toronto. | You shouldn’t read anyone’s private diary. | On February 3rd, he wrote the last entry in his diary.

journal a diary, especially one written by a famous or important person : In the 1837 journal, Darwin gives an account of his voyage to South America. | Her book draws on letters, diaries, journals and historical sources.

memoirs a written record of the important events and people in your life which you write in order to publish – especially one that is written by a famous or important person such as a politician or a military leader : A lot of politicians think about writing their memoirs. | The book was titled ‘The Memoirs of a President’.

blog a diary that someone puts on a website, which is a record of their activities, experiences, and opinions, with the latest information always at the top. On some blogs, readers can leave comments : I try to keep a regular online blog. | I came across a great post on a blog I read recently.

log/log book an official record of events, especially on a journey in a ship or plane : the ship’s log | The captain had made a few notes in the log book.