词组 | book |
释义 | noun | verb book1 /bʊk/ noun a set of printed pages that are held together in a cover so that you can read themnouns + booka history/travel/science/poetry etc book Not much is written about her in the history books.a library book I need to return my library books.a recipe book (=which tells you how to cook different foods) I got the idea from a recipe book.a paperback book (=with a thin card cover) She took a paperback book out of her bag and began to read.a hardback book (=with a thick stiff cover) Hardback books are often very heavy.a paper book (=one that is printed on paper, not electronically) Paper books are less tiring for your eyes.You use e-book about an electronic book that you can read on a screen: E-books are now becoming more popular than paper books. Textbook, schoolbook and phonebook are usually written as one word.Cookbook (= a book that tells you how to cook different foods) is written as one word. It is used especially in American English. British people usually say cookery book.verbs + bookread a book What book are you reading at the moment?look through a book 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.borrow a book also take out a book BrE (=from a library) You can borrow up to six books from the library.return a book (=give it back) 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 + verbsa book comes out (=it is published for the first time) The book first came out about a year ago.book + nounsa book review She had a book review published in the student magazine.a book fair (=an event at which publishers and authors show new books)a book token BrE (=a ticket that you can use to pay for a book) She always bought me book tokens for my birthday.prepositionsa book about sth/sb She wrote a book about her experiences. | I read a fascinating book about Margaret Thatcher.a book on a subject This section has books on politics and economics.in a book In his latest book, he tackles the subject of climate change.phrasesthe cover of a book His picture is on the cover of the book.the back of the book It tells you the price on the back of the book.a chapter/section of a book The first chapter of the book is about his childhood. | The most useful section of the book is the list of suppliers of artists’ materials.Bookshop, bookstore, bookseller, and bookshelf are usually written as one word.THESAURUS: booktypes of book novel a book about imaginary people and events: The film is based on Nick Hornby’s best-selling novel. | I like reading historical novels. | 'Lucky Jim' was the title of a novel by Kingsley Amis. fiction books that describe imaginary people and events: The bookstore mostly sells popular fiction. | P.D. James is famous for writing crime fiction. | Lucille Andrews wrote more than 35 works of romantic fiction. | She likes reading historical fiction (=about people and events in the past). | You'll find his books in the fiction section. literature novels and plays that are considered to be important works of art: I’m studying American literature at university. | All great literature is about suffering. non-fiction books that describe real people and events: Men tend to prefer non-fiction. science fiction books about imaginary events in the future or space travel reference book a book such as a dictionary or encyclopedia, which you look at to find information textbook a book about a particular subject that you use in a classroom set book/course book BrE a book that you have to study as part of your course guidebook a book telling visitors about a city or country picture book a book for children with many pictures in it hardcover/hardback a book that has a hard stiff cover paperback a book that has a paper cover biography a book about a real person’s life, written by another person autobiography a book that someone has written about their own life recipe book/cookery book BrE also cookbook AmE a book that tells you how to cook different meals noun | verb book2 /bʊk/ verb to arrange to stay in a hotel, eat in a restaurant, go to a theatre, or travel on a plane etc at a particular time in the futureadverbsbook early/in advance/ahead The restaurant is very popular, so it’s a good idea to book ahead. | There are only 20 places, so it is essential to book well in advance. | I usually book early to get a better choice of holiday accommodation.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 hotel is booked solid for the whole of August.book + nounsbook a holiday/vacation People often book their holidays in January.book a trip/flight I booked the whole trip on the internet. | 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 a.m. flight.book a place on a course Students are advised to book a place on the course early.book (your) passage (=arrange to go on a long journey by boat) As soon as I received the news, I booked passage on a ship to Europe. |
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