log 1 S3 / lɒɡ $ lɒɡ, lɑɡ / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a thick piece of wood from a tree :

a roaring log fire

2 an official record of events, especially on a journey in a ship or plane :

The captain always keeps a log .

3 a logarithm

→ it’s as easy as falling off a log at fall 1 ( 30 ) , → sleep like a log/top at sleep 1 ( 1 )

THESAURUS

record information about something that is written down : your medical records | the public records office | I have to keep a record of all my spending when I’m travelling on business.

file a set of written records, or information stored on a computer under a particular name : He began reading the file on the case. | I think I may have accidentally deleted the file.

accounts ( also books informal ) an exact record of the money that a company has received and spent : Companies are required by law to publish their annual accounts. | Someone had been falsifying the accounts. | The company’s books all seemed to be in order.

ledger one of the official books in which a company’s financial records are kept, which show how much it has received and spent : The costs have been moved from one column of the ledger to another.

minutes an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting : Both points are mentioned in the minutes of the last meeting on August 3rd.

diary a book in which you regularly write down the things that have happened to you : In his diary he wrote, ‘It s lovely having him here, we’ve had so many cosy talks.’ | I’ll just check in my diary to see if I’m free.

blog a web page on the Internet on which someone regularly writes about their life, opinions, or a particular subject : I may not always agree with David, but I always read his blog.

register an official list of names of people, organizations etc : Guests must sign the hotel register. | the national register of births, deaths, and marriages | Lloyds Register of Shipping

roll an official list of names, especially of people who are allowed to do something such as vote or be in a class at school : the electoral roll (= list of people who can vote in an area ) | The teacher called the roll (= read out the list of the names of the students, who then have to say if they are present ) .

log an official record that is kept on a ship or plane : Mr Appleby said he complained to a senior officer, who made a note in the ship’s log.