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a bookend
I need a bookend to keep my books upright.
我需要一个书挡来保持书直立。
书挡；书立
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
书挡；书立
a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright
I need a bookend to keep my books upright.
我需要一个书挡来保持书直立。
放置在书籍一端的支撑物,用于保持书籍直立(在书架或桌子上)
a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
I bought a wooden bookend to keep my novels upright on the shelf.
我买了一个木制书挡，让我的小说在书架上保持直立。
She placed a heavy bookend at the end of the row of dictionaries.
她在一排词典的末端放了一个沉重的书挡。
The library uses a metal bookend to hold the reference books in place.
图书馆用一个金属书挡固定住参考书。
I need a bookend to keep my books upright.
我需要一个书挡来保持书直立。
常用复数形式表示一对
The library has a pair of bronze bookends.
图书馆有一对青铜书挡。
She used a heavy mug as a bookend.
她用一个重杯子当书挡。
Not this
I have a bookends.
Use this
I have a bookend.
bookend 是可数名词，单数形式为 bookend，复数形式为 bookends。使用不定冠词 'a' 时，后面必须跟单数名词，所以 'a bookends' 是错误的。应该用 'a bookend' 表示单个书挡。
Not this
There are many bookend on the shelf.
Use this
There are many bookends on the shelf.
bookend 是可数名词，在表示多个时需要使用复数形式 bookends。汉语中没有名词复数变化，所以学习者容易忘记加 -s。这里 'many' 表示多个，名词应用复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一对书挡
She bought a pair of bookends for the shelf.
她为书架买了一对书挡。
成套的书挡
These matching bookends were a gift from my uncle.
这套书挡是我叔叔送的礼物。
木制书挡
The wooden bookends keep the heavy dictionaries in place.
木制书挡把厚重的词典固定住了。
使用书挡
Use bookends to stop the books from falling over.
使用书挡防止书本倒下。
书架上的书挡
The bookends on the shelf are shaped like elephants.
书架上的那对书挡是大象形状的。
发短 /ʊ/ 音 (如 good, book)
Same pattern, same sound
Use bookend naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
书挡像书的两端各站一个“卫兵”，把书夹住立正，记住book+end：放在书一端的支撑物。
语域：neutral 常见场景：图书馆、书架、书桌 该词为日常普通用语，多用于描述书架或桌子上支撑书籍的物品，在书面和口语中都比较常见。
Genuine rhymes: end, friend, and trend share the final /ɛnd/ sound with bookend. Lookalikes that sound different: fiend has the same -end spelling but is /fiːnd/; bookcase and bookkeeper start with the same spelling chunk book but continue with /keɪs/ and /kiːpər/ instead of /ɛnd/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.