Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - book
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n. & v. --n. 1 a a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. b a literary composition intended for publication (is working on her book). 2 a bound set of blank sheets for writing or keeping records in. 3 a set of tickets, stamps, matches, cheques, samples of cloth, etc., bound up together. 4 (in pl.) a set of records or accounts. 5 a main division of a literary work, or of the Bible (the Book of Deuteronomy). 6 (in full book of words) a libretto, script of a play, etc. 7 colloq. a magazine. 8 a telephone directory (his number's in the book). 9 a record of bets made and money paid out at a race meeting by a bookmaker. 10 a set of six tricks collected together in a card-game. 11 an imaginary record or list (the book of life). --v. 1 tr. a engage (a seat etc.) in advance; make a reservation of. b engage (a guest, supporter, etc.) for some occasion. 2 tr. a take the personal details of (an offender or rule-breaker). b enter in a book or list. 3 tr. issue a railway etc. ticket to. 4 intr. make a reservation (no need to book). Phrases and idioms book club a society which sells its members selected books on special terms. book-end a usu. ornamental prop used to keep a row of books upright. book in esp. Brit. register one's arrival at a hotel etc. book learning mere theory. book-plate a decorative label stuck in the front of a book bearing the owner's name. book-rest an adjustable support for an open book on a table. book token Brit. a voucher which can be exchanged for books to a specified value. book up 1 buy tickets in advance for a theatre, concert, holiday, etc. 2 (as booked up) with all places reserved. book value the value of a commodity as entered in a firm's books (opp. market value). bring to book call to account. closed (or sealed) book a subject of which one is ignorant. go by the book proceed according to the rules. the good Book the Bible. in a person's bad (or good) books in disfavour (or favour) with a person. in my book in my opinion. make a book take bets and pay out winnings at a race meeting. not in the book disallowed. on the books contained in a list of members etc. suits my book is convenient to me. take a leaf out of a person's book imitate a person. throw the book at colloq. charge or punish to the utmost. Etymology: OE boc, bocian, f. Gmc, usu. taken to be rel. to BEECH (the bark of which was used for writing on)
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bōc; akin to Old High German buoh ~, Gothic boka letter Date: before 12th century 1. a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory, a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together into a volume, a long written or printed literary composition, a major division of a treatise or literary work, a record of a business's financial transactions or financial condition, magazine 4a, e-~, bible 1, something that yields knowledge or understanding , 4. a. the total available knowledge and experience that can be brought to bear on a task or problem , inside information or analysis , the standards or authority relevant in a situation , 5. all the charges that can be made against an accused person , a position from which one must answer for certain acts ; account , 6. libretto, the script of a play, a ~ of arrangements for a musician or dance orchestra ; musical repertory, a packet of items bound together like a ~ , 8. ~maker, the bets registered by a ~maker, the number of tricks a cardplayer or side must win before any trick can have scoring value, ~ful noun II. adjective Date: 13th century derived from ~s and not from practical experience , shown by ~s of account , III. verb Date: 1807 transitive verb 1. to register (as a name) for some future activity or condition (as to engage transportation or reserve lodgings) , to schedule engagements for , to set aside time for, to reserve in advance , 2. to enter charges against in a police register, to note the name or number of (as a soccer player) for a serious infraction of the rules, intransitive verb to make a reservation , to register in a hotel, leave, go, ~able adjective, chiefly British ~er noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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