book是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a written text that can be published in printed or electronic form -- (紙版或電子版的)書

  • Have you read any good books recently? 你最近讀到了什麼好書嗎？

  • He has a new book out (= published). 他剛出版了一本新書。

  • She wrote a book on car maintenance. 她寫了一本關於汽車保養的書。

  • a hardback/paperback book 硬封面/軟封面書（精裝/簡裝書）

  • I took a book with me to read on the plane. 我隨身帶了本書在飛機上看。

  • He writes all his expenses in a little book he carries with him. 他把所有的開銷都記在隨身帶著的一個小本子上。

  • the book of Job 《約伯記》

• 1 a number of one type of thing fastened together flat inside a cover -- 簿冊；（裝訂成冊的）票據簿

  • a book of stamps/tickets/matches 一封郵票／一本票據／一紙板火柴

• 2 the written records of money that a business has spent or received -- （公司、商行的）帳冊，帳簿

  • At the end of the year, the accountant goes over (= checks) the books. 年終時會計要覆核公司的帳冊。

  • Running a school is much more of a business than it used to be, - by law we have to balance our books. 與以前相比現在管理一所學校更像是在經營一家企業——從法律上講我們必須保證收支平衡。

  • They've already opened/started a book on the result of the next World Cup. 他們已經就下屆世界盃賽的結果開設了賭局。

• 3 to arrange to have a seat, room, performer, etc. at a particular time in the future -- 預訂；預約

  • [ + two objects ] I've booked us two tickets to see "Carmen"/I've booked two tickets for us to see "Carmen". 我已經為我們訂了兩張《卡門》的票。

  • She'd booked a table for four at their favourite restaurant. 她已在他們最喜歡的餐廳預訂了四人桌。

  • Will booked a seat on the evening flight to Los Angeles. 威爾預訂了飛往洛杉磯的夜班客機的座位。

  • We were advised to book early if we wanted to get a room. 有人建議我們若想有房間住就早點預訂。

  • They booked a jazz band for their wedding. 他們為婚禮預約了一個爵士樂隊。

  • The hotel/restaurant/theatre is fully booked (up) (= all the rooms/tables/tickets have been taken). 旅館／餐廳／劇院已預訂滿了。

  • I'd like to go but I'm booked up (= I have arranged to do other things) until the weekend. 我很想去，但我週末之前的時間已排滿了。

• 4 If a police officer, referee, etc. books someone, they write down the person's name in an official record because they have done something wrong. -- （警方）將…記錄在案；（裁判）記名警告

  • A football player who is booked twice in a game is sent off the field. 足球比賽中，球員若受到兩次警告就會被罸下場。

  • My grandmother was booked for speeding last week. 我祖母上週因超速駕駛被警方記錄在案。