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N-COUNT
書；書籍；本子；簿冊
A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard. Books contain information, stories, or poetry, for example.
例句
His eighth book came out earlier this year and was an instant best-seller...
他的第8本書在今年早些時候面世，迅速成為了暢銷書。
'Robinson Crusoe' is one of the most famous books in the world.
《魯賓遜漂流記》是一本世界名著。
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N-COUNT
一冊（郵票）；一紙板（火柴）；一本（票券）
A book of something such as stamps, matches, or tickets is a small number of them fastened together between thin cardboard covers.
例句
Can I have a book of first class stamps please?
請給我一板第一類郵件的郵票好嗎？
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VERB
訂，預訂（旅館房間、票等）
When you book something such as a hotel room or a ticket, you arrange to have it or use it at a particular time.
例句
British officials have booked hotel rooms for the women and children...
英國官員已為婦女和兒童預訂了賓館房間。
Laurie revealed she had booked herself a flight home last night.
勞麗透露她昨晚已為自己預訂了返家的機票。
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N-PLURAL
（公司或組織機構的）賬冊，賬簿，名冊
A company's or organization's books are its records of money that has been spent and earned or of the names of people who belong to it.
例句
For the most part he left the books to his managers and accountants...
他通常都把賬冊交給經理和會計們處理。
Around 12 per cent of the people on our books are in the computing industry.
我們的名冊中有大約12%的人供職于計算機行業。
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VERB
（足球裁判）記名警告（嚴重犯規的球員）
When a referee books a football player who has seriously broken the rules of the game, he or she officially writes down the player's name.
例句
League referee Keith Cooper booked him in the first half for a tussle with the goalie.
聯賽裁判基思·庫珀在上半場因他與守門員搶球犯規而對他記名警告。
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VERB
（警察)把…記錄在案，給…做筆錄
When a police officer books someone, he or she officially records their name and the offence that they may be charged with.
例句
They took him to the station and booked him for assault with a deadly weapon.
他們把他帶到警察局，把他用致命武器襲擊他人的罪行記錄在案。
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N-COUNT
（《圣經》等長篇作品的）篇，卷，書
In a very long written work such as the Bible, a book is one of the sections into which it is divided.
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PHRASE
令人厭煩/令人滿意
If you are in someone's bad books, they are annoyed with you. If you are in their good books, they are pleased with you.
例句
Sir John was definitely in the Treasury's bad books for incorrect thinking on economic prospects...
約翰爵士肯定不受財政部的待見，因為他對經濟前景的預測并不準確。
Right from my very first day I seemed to be in everyone's good books.
自打第一天起，我好像就和每個人都很合得來。
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PHRASE
將…依法治罪；審訊；審問
If you bring someone to book, you punish them for an offence or make them explain their behaviour officially.
例句
Police should be asked to investigate so that the guilty can be brought to book soon.
應該要求警方介入調查，以將罪犯早日繩之以法。
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PHRASE
完全不了解的人；一無所知的事物；謎
If you say that someone or something is a closed book, you mean that you do not know anything about them.
例句
Frank Spriggs was a very able man but something of a closed book...
弗蘭克·斯普里格斯是一個很有才干的人，但是有些讓人捉摸不透。
Economics was a closed book to him.
他對經濟學一竅不通。
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PHRASE
（旅館、餐館、劇院或交通工具）被預訂一空，滿座，客滿
If a hotel, restaurant, theatre, or transport service is fully booked, or booked solid, it is booked up.
例句
The car ferries from the mainland are often fully booked by February.
從大陸出發的汽車輪渡常常在2月前就被預訂一空。
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PHRASE
依我看；根據我的觀點
In my book means 'in my opinion' or 'according to my beliefs'.
例句
The greatest manager there has ever been, or ever will be in my book, is retiring.
這位迄今為止最杰出的，在我看來，也是后人無法超越的經理，就要退休了。
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PHRASE
（當權者）對（違法者）從嚴懲罰
If someone in authority throws the book at someone who has committed an offence, they give the offender the greatest punishment that they are allowed to.