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book /bʊk/► SEE ALLbring sb to book (for sth)by the bookin sb’s bookthrow the book at sbat close quartersa closed book (to sb)don’t judge a book by its covertake a leaf out of sb’s bookan open bookread sb like a booksuit your/sb’s booktry, use, etc. every trick in the booka turn-up for the book(s) ●bring sb to ˈbook (for sth) (formal, especially BrE) make sb explain their actions, or punish them 要求某人(为某行为)作出解释;(因某事)惩罚某人◆This is just another of the many crimes for which nobody was ever brought to book. 许多罪行无人受到惩罚,这是又一案例。●by the ˈbookstrictly following the rules or the official way of doing sth 循规蹈矩;严格按照规章办事◆He insists on doing everything by the book. 他坚持任何事情都要照章行事。●in sb’s book (spoken) in sb’s opinion; according to sb’s judgement 依某人的观点;照某人看◆They took the car away without asking me, and in my book that’s theft. 他们没有问我一声就把车开走了,依我看这就是盗窃。●throw the ˈbook at sb (informal) punish or criticize sb for as many things as possible 一股脑儿地把罪名扣在某人身上;狠狠地责罚某人◆The police stopped me for speeding and threw the book at me for everything — faulty lights, dangerous tyres, no insurance… 因为超速警察把我拦了下来,然后给我挑了一大堆毛病:车灯已坏,轮胎不安全,没上保险…●at ˌclose ˈquartersfrom/within a very short distance 从近处;近距离地◆You have to examine the paint at close quarters in order to see the tiny scratches on it.你得近距离检查油漆才能看到上面的些微擦痕。●a closed ˈbook (to sb)a person or a subject that you know nothing about 完全不了解的人;一窍不通的事物◆I’m afraid geophysics is rather a closed book to me.我对地球物理学一窍不通。◆Please let’s not talk about her former life, that’s all a closed book now.咱们就不要去谈她过去的生活吧,既然我们对此一无所知。●don’t judge a ˌbook by its ˈcover (saying) used to say that you should not form an opinion about sb/sth from their appearance only 不要以貌取人;勿以外表作评判◆When we arrived we found that the hotel we’d booked looked awful, but as they say, you should never judge a book by its cover.我们抵达后发现预订的酒店看起来简直不堪入目。不过,人们常说不要光看外表。●take a leaf out of sb’s ˈbookfollow sb’s example because you admire them and their way of doing sth 效仿,模仿(所仰慕之人)◆If you’re having difficulty with the children, take a leaf out of Sandra’s book. She knows how to control them.对待孩子方面遇到难题,你可以照桑德拉讲的去做。她知道如何管住孩子。 NOTE Leaf is an old word for a page. * leaf 是旧词,意为“页,张”。 ●an ˌopen ˈbooka person whose behaviour, attitudes, thoughts, etc. are very easy to understand, either because you know them very well or because they are very open and honest 极了解的人;很熟悉的人;极坦率的人◆After living with her for 20 years, she’s an open book to me.我与她共同生活了 20 年,对她了如指掌。◆His life is an open book. He has no secrets.他的生活坦坦荡荡,没有任何秘密。 OPP a closed book (to sb) ●ˌread sb like a ˈbook (informal) understand sb so well that you can guess what they will say or do before they say or do it 对某人了如指掌;看透某人◆She found that after living with him for a year or more, she could read him like a book.她发现和他共同生活了一年多以后,她对他了如指掌。●ˌsuit your/sb’s ˈbook (BrE, informal) be convenient or useful for you/sb 符合某人的要求;对某人方便(或有用)◆Well, if you’re honest and hard-working, that suits our book.嗯,要是你诚实肯干,那正合我们的需要。●try, use, etc. every trick in the ˈbooktry any method you know to get sth or get sb to do sth you want 使尽浑身解数;千方百计◆He’ll use every trick in the book to try and stop you.他会想尽一切办法来阻止你。●a ˌturn-up for the ˈbook(s) (BrE, informal) an unusual or unexpected event 很不寻常的事;出乎意料的事情◆Everyone thought John would win, so when Richard won it was a real turn-up for the books.所有人都以为约翰会赢,所以理查德获胜实在是出乎大家的意料。 ORIGIN This expression comes from gambling. A turn-up was a horse, etc. that won unexpectedly, to the benefit of bookmakers, and books are the records of bets. 这个表达法源于赌博。turn-up 指爆冷赢得比赛、从而使赌注登记经纪人获利的马或其他动物,books 则指赛马赌注记录。 |