nook

英 [nʊk]

美 [nʊk]

n.  僻静处; 幽静的角落

复数：nooks　

TOEFL

BNC.18768 / COCA.12643

习惯用语

n.

every nook and cranny
• 到处；各个方面
  every part of a place; every aspect of a situation

牛津词典

noun

• 僻静处；幽静的角落
  a small quiet place or corner that is sheltered or hidden from other people
  1. a shady nook in the garden
     花园里阴凉的一角
  2. dark woods full of secret nooks and crannies
     充满了神秘色彩的幽暗的树林

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 隐蔽处;偏僻处
  Anookis a small and sheltered place.
  1. We found a seat in a little nook, and had some lunch.
     我们在一个小角落找了个位子，吃了点午饭。

英英释义

noun

• an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
  1. a piano was in one corner of the room
  Synonym:corner
• a sheltered and secluded place

双语例句

• Over at the loop, writer Matt Alexander argues that e-ink-based e-readers like the Kindle and nook are doomed.
  记者马特•亚历山大在美国创新人才求职网站TheLoop上撰文指出，Kindle和Nook等基于电子墨水的电子阅读器注定是个悲剧。
• Will: Well, we certainly can't afford the grand foyer, and the sun nook.
  嗯，我们真的不能负担这个大前厅和有太阳的角落。
• He sat in a nook between the fire and the corner of the room.
  他坐在炉火与屋角之间的隐蔽处。
• But just like the iPad, Nook Color, and other tablets, you may have trouble reading outdoors thanks to the device's color screen.
  但是由于它采用了彩色屏幕，因此和iPad，NookColor及其他平板电脑一样，在室外阅读可能就会颇为困难。
• This kind of insect can be found in every nook and corner in Beijing.
  北京任何一个犄角旮旯儿都能看见这种虫子。
• They wandered along the beach, looking in every nook and corner of the old camp.
  他们在海滩上徘徊，看遍了旧营址的各个角落。
• Should they end by both getting lost, and by furnishing two skeletons in a nook of that night?
  难道他俩最后要在这里迷路并在这黑夜的角落里留下两具尸骨？他一无所知。他自问但又无法自答。
• A custom half-circle window was installed in the breakfast nook.
  一个订制的半圆窗安装在早餐区的角落。
• Every nook and cranny has been swepted clean.
  每个犄角旮旯都被打扫干净了。
• Every nook and cranny on the familiar road and in my room.
  在我房间里与熟悉的路上的每个角落。