Word
bookend
书挡；书立
核心释义
a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright
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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)
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)；书挡；压书具
用法In use
I bought a wooden bookend to keep my novels upright on the shelf.
用法提示：此处bookend为名词，指放在书列一端支撑书籍的物体。
She placed a heavy bookend at the end of the row of dictionaries.
用法提示：bookend在此作名词，表示书挡，用来防止书籍倒下。
The library uses a metal bookend to hold the reference books in place.
用法提示：这里的bookend是名词，指固定书籍的支撑物。
a bookend
I need a bookend to keep my books upright.
我需要一个书挡来保持书直立。
a pair of bookends
常用复数形式表示一对
The library has a pair of bronze bookends.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a pair of bookends
- 一对书挡
- She bought a pair of bookends for the shelf.她为书架买了一对书挡。
- matching bookends
- 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。
- wooden bookends
- 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。
- use bookends
- 使用书挡
- Use bookends to stop the books from falling over.使用书挡防止书本倒下。
- bookends on the shelf
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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