| 单词 | nook |
| 释义 | Related topics: Nature, Outdoor, Householdnook /nʊk/ noun [countable] 1 DNDLO literary a small quiet place which is sheltered by a rock, a big tree etc 〔岩石、大树等遮挡的〕隐蔽处 a shady nook 阴凉的隐蔽处2 DHa small space in a corner of a room 〔房间的〕角落 the table in the breakfast nook 放置在早餐角的桌子3 every nook and cranny every part of a place 到处，四处 We searched every nook and cranny. 我们搜遍了每个角落。Examples from the Corpusnook• They looked in vain for a nook that held the batteries.• Distant washes, jagged peaks and alluring nooks in remote canyons provide fodder for imagined adventures.• I approach a trip to a book nook with the eagerness of a child on an outing to the toy store.• a breakfast nook• Everything moveable was taken out, every nook and cranny probed.• These should be able to find nooks and crannies in which they will be safe.• He was in his kitchen nook with the single plug-in electric burner.• He backed away towards the nook beside the elevator, where he kept his gun, but the stranger was too quick.• The nooks and crannies have been eliminated, and that is no bad thing for policing the store.Origin nook (1200-1300) Probably from Old Norsenook nounChinese sheltered small place Corpus by is a which quiet a |
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