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write a check from one's checkbook
“write a check” 是常见搭配，表示开支票。
She wrote a check from her checkbook to pay the rent.
她从支票簿里开了一张支票来付房租。
支票簿
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
支票簿
a book of checks used for paying money out of a checking account
She wrote a check from her checkbook to pay the rent.
她从支票簿里开了一张支票来付房租。
支票簿
n. a book issued to holders of checking accounts
I need to buy a new checkbook because I've run out of checks.
我需要买一本新支票簿，因为我的支票用完了。
He always carries his checkbook in his briefcase.
他总是把支票簿放在公文包里。
Could you get my checkbook from the top drawer?
你能从顶层抽屉里把我的支票簿拿来吗？
“write a check” 是常见搭配，表示开支票。
She wrote a check from her checkbook to pay the rent.
她从支票簿里开了一张支票来付房租。
“tear out of” 表示从整本中撕下。
He tore a check out of his checkbook and handed it to me.
他从支票簿上撕下一张支票递给我。
记录交易时常用 record 或 enter。
Don't forget to record the payment in your checkbook.
别忘了在支票簿上记下这笔付款。
“balance one's checkbook” 指核对账目使收支平衡。
I need to balance my checkbook at the end of the month.
我需要在月底结算我的支票簿。
Not this
I have two checkbook in my bag.
Use this
I have two checkbooks in my bag.
checkbook 是可数名词，表示‘两本’时要用复数 checkbooks；中文名词没有复数变化，因此不能照搬中文习惯。
Not this
I paid the bill by checkbook.
Use this
I paid the bill by check.
checkbook 是‘支票簿’，不是‘支票’；付款的支付工具是 check，固定搭配 by check 表示‘用支票支付’，不能用 checkbook。
Not this
I need to buy new checkbook.
Use this
I need to buy a new checkbook.
checkbook 是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词 a 或定冠词等限定词；中文没有冠词，容易遗漏，因此要加上 a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
核对支票簿
I need to balance my checkbook before I pay the bills.
我需要在付账单之前核对一下支票簿。
支票簿登记簿
He recorded the payment in his checkbook register.
他在支票簿登记簿上记下了这笔付款。
从支票簿上开支票
She wrote a check from her checkbook to the landlord.
她从支票簿上开了一张支票给房东。
支票簿皮套
She bought a leather checkbook cover.
她买了一个皮制支票簿套。
丢失的支票簿
If you lose your checkbook, report it to the bank immediately.
如果你丢了支票簿，要立即向银行报告。
核对支票簿
I need to balance my checkbook before I can pay the bills.
我需要先核对支票簿，然后才能付账单。
支票簿新闻
The scandal exposed the network's use of checkbook journalism to get exclusive interviews.
丑闻揭露了该网络利用支票簿新闻获取独家采访。
支票簿外交
The country's checkbook diplomacy has won it many allies.
这个国家的支票簿外交为它赢得了许多盟友。
Use checkbook naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一本书（book）里夹满了支票（check），翻开就能开，这就是支票簿。
语域：neutral 常见场景：银行柜台、填写支票时 该词为中性词，通常用于银行和财务相关场景，多指与支票账户配套的支票簿，没有明显的正式或口语色彩。
与 checkbook 第一个音节 check- 真正押韵的词是 deck /dɛk/、neck /nɛk/（重读元音和后续音 /ɛk/ 相同）。注意 chick /tʃɪk/ 是形近词，但元音是 /ɪ/，与 check- 不同音。book、notebook、cookbook 与 -book 拼写和发音 /bʊk/ 相同，但由于 checkbook 的重音在第一个音节，它们不是整词的严格押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.