名词 book:

1. a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

2. physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together

3. a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone

4. a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance

5. a record in which commercial accounts are recorded

6. a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game

7. a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made

8. the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina

9. the sacred writings of the Christian religions

10. a major division of a long written composition

11. a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge

动词 book:

1. engage for a performance

2. arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

3. record a charge in a police register

4. register in a hotel booker

For her, books were as necessary to life as bread.

对她来说，书就像面包一样，是生活必需品。

books are often stacked in higgledy-piggledy piles on the floor.

书本经常乱七八糟地堆在地板上。

New diet books appear at a rate of nearly one a week.

新的饮食类书籍差不多一周出一本。

On his desk is a mass of books and papers.

他的书桌上有大堆的书籍和文件。

I don't know if you ever read any of his books.

我不知道你是否读过他写的书。

I autographed a copy of one of my books.

我在自己的一本书上签了名。

His water-colour designs adorn a wide range of books.

他的水彩设计使许多图书大为生色。

The front room was strewn with books and clothes.

起居室里到处都是书和衣服。

'Robinson Crusoe' is one of the most famous books in the world.

《鲁宾逊漂流记》是一本世界名著。

Many of their books have been in print for nearly 40 years.

他们的很多书都印行将近40年了。

The new e-books will include a host of Rough Guide titles.

新电子书将包括大量的简明指南。

I think it's a serious mistake to confuse books with life.

我认为把书本同生活混为一谈是大错特错。

He gestured at the shelves. 'I've bought many books from him.'

他指着书架说，“我已经从他那里买了不少书了”。

All those three books are compacted and compressed into one book.

那三本书的内容全都压缩进一本书了。

He was of great assistance to me in researches for my books.

在我为写书所作的研究中，他提供了很大的帮助。