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IELTS BNC: 235 COCA: 241

book

Word family 
Related topics: Newspapers, printing, publishing
book1 /bʊk/ ●●● S1 W1 noun
1  printed pages 印刷品 [countableC]TCN a set of printed pages that are held together in a cover so that you can read them 書，書籍
I’ve just started reading a book by Graham Greene.
我剛開始看格雷厄姆·格林寫的一本書。
a cookery book
烹飪書
book about/on
a book about cats
關於貓的一本書
2  to write in 寫字 [countableC]TCNWRITE a set of sheets of paper held together in a cover so that you can write on them 本子，簿子
a black address book
一本黑色通訊錄
a notebook
筆記本
3  set of things 成套的東西 [countableC]GROUP OF THINGS a set of things such as stamps, matches, or tickets, held together inside a paper cover 成冊[成套]的東西
a cheque book
支票簿
4  books [plural]
a) BBBaccounts 賬目 written records of the financial accounts of a business 賬目，賬簿，會計簿
An accountant will examine the company’s books.
一名會計師將給公司查賬。
a small firm that is having problems balancing the books (=keeping its profits and spending equal)
不能保持收支平衡的一家小公司
on the books
They have £50 billion worth of orders on the books.
他們賬上有價值500億英鎊的訂單。
→ cook the books at cook1(3)
b) jobs 工作BBC the names of people who use a company’s services, or who are sent by a company to work for other people 〔顧客或僱員〕名冊
on somebody’s books
an agent with a lot of popular actors on his books
手上有許多當紅演員的經紀人
Examples from the Corpus
on the books• A mistress too ill to keep her eye on the books!• Well-structured - providing background to the race and the books, then focusing on the books themselves.• The five-bedroom house is on the books of Jackson-Stops & Staff with Stimsons at £250,000.• Washington, which has had notification laws on the books for seven years, quickly learned from the arson experience.• Canada has had gun control legislation on the books since 1978.• Several major cities, including San Francisco, have similar measures on the books.• Their unsuccessful efforts included a move to block the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing provisions of environmental laws now on the books.• So long as your investment stays on the books, the adviser receives payment.
5  by the book OBEYexactly according to rules or instructions 一絲不苟地按照規定
She feels she has to go by the book and can’t use her creativity.
她覺得她只能照章辦事，發揮不了自己的創造力。
do/play something by the book
The police were careful to do everything by the book.
警方很小心，一切都照章辦事。
Examples from the Corpus
do/play something by the book• He plays it by the book.• I do it by the book.• They play it by the book - their book not mine.
6  a closed book UNDERSTANDa subject that you do not understand or know anything about 不理解的事，一無所知的事；謎
Chemistry is a closed book to me.
我對化學一竅不通。
Examples from the Corpus
a closed book• But your own past can be a closed book, even at fourteen.• The Shoah will never be a closed book.• He is holding a closed book, signifying a mystery, possibly a stage in the alchemical process.• The kitchenette is a closed book.• Linear preoccupation in the past remains a closed book to modern understanding.• I tell myself it's a closed book, but my cover story becomes an old man's compensation.• I can not believe that it can be right that this late in the game Poetry is still a closed book.• The highly organised St Stephen's Society programme which she now leads was at that time a closed book to her!
7. be in somebody’s good/bad books informalSATISFIEDANNOY used to say that someone is pleased or annoyed with you 令某人滿意/惱火
8. law 法律be on the books if a law is on the books, it is part of the set of laws in a country, town, area etc 寫入法律
Examples from the Corpus
be on the books• The five-bedroom house is on the books of Jackson-Stops & Staff with Stimsons at £250,000.• No company had yet lost government business for failure to comply, but the law was on the books.• No such district-wide resolution is on the books for clothing that promotes alcohol.
9  part of a book 書的一部分 [countableC]TCNPART one of the parts that a very large book such as the Bible is divided into 〔《聖經》等中的〕卷，篇，部
book of
the Book of Isaiah
《以賽亞書》
10  in my book THINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT spoken said when giving your opinion 依我看，在我看來
In my book, nothing is more important than football.
在我看來，沒有什麽比足球更重要。
Examples from the Corpus
in my book• C., in my book, is U. S. Sen.• These stages are described in more detail in my books First Feelings and Playground Politics.• I put this down in my book.• Which is just ducky, in my book.• So I put everything in my book, such-and-such-a-thing, such-and-such-a-thing.• During his stay he took much interest in my books and asked to borrow one.• But they accuse me of lying in my book.• So I went on until just after refreshment time: Spoke to Mr so-and-so - lots of things in my book.• Well, in my book, if you steal, you deserve to get caught.
11  bring somebody to book SCLto punish someone for breaking laws or rules, especially when you have been trying to punish them for a long time 將某人繩之以法，將某人依法治罪
War criminals must be brought to book.
戰犯必須繩之以法。
Examples from the Corpus
bring somebody to book• Nor has Mr Wahid's government made much progress in bringing the army to book for human-rights offences.• Angelina was determined to bring Sir Thomas to book as soon as she could.• The House can rest assured that the Government will take every action possible to bring villains to book.
→ statute book, → take a leaf out of somebody’s book at leaf1(2), → read somebody like a book at read1(16), → suit somebody’s book at suit2(5), → a turn-up for the book at turn-up(2), → throw the book at somebody at throw1(26)
n GRAMMAR: Patterns with book
You read something in a book:
I read about him in a book at school.
You say a book about a subject or a book on a subject: 不理解的事，一無所知的事；謎
I like books about sport.
✗Don’t say: I like books of sport.
A book of essays, poems etc is one that contains several essays, poems etc:
It’s a book of interviews with artists.
You say a book by someone:
I’m reading a book by John Gray.
✗Don’t say: I’m reading a book of John Gray.
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
read a book 讀書
What book are you reading at the moment?
你這陣子在看什麽書？
look through a book (=look at the pages quickly) 快速浏覽[翻閱]一本書
I looked through the book until I found the right section.
我翻了翻這本書，找到了所需的章節。
write a book 寫書
He’s written several interesting travel books.
他寫了幾本很有趣的遊記。
publish a book 出版一本書
The book is published by Penguin.
該書由企鵝出版社出版。
a book comes out (=it is published for the first time) 一本書首次出版
Everyone was waiting for the new Harry Potter book to come out.
人人都在等待新一部的《哈利·波特》出版。
borrow a book (also take out a book British EnglishBrE) (=from a library) 〔從圖書館〕借書
nYou can borrow up to six books from the library.
return a book (=to a library) 歸還圖書〔給圖書館〕
nPlease return all your books before the end of term.
renew a book (=arrange to continue borrowing it from a library) 〔從圖書館〕續借圖書
nIf you need to renew a book, you can do it by phone.
book + NOUN
a book shop (also book store American English) 書店
I got it from that little book shop in the village.
我是從村裏那家小書店買到的。
a book seller (=a person, shop, or company selling books) 書商；書店；圖書公司
High street book sellers are experiencing a drop in sales.
商業區大街的書店銷量在下滑。
a book token British EnglishBrE (=a ticket that you can use to pay for a book) 【英】書券
She always bought me book tokens for my birthday.
她總是買書券送給我作生日禮物。
a book review (=an article giving critical opinions of a book) 書評
nShe had a book review published in the student magazine.
a book fair (=an event at which publishers and authors show new books) 書展
nthe introduction/preface/foreword to a book
In the introduction to this book I referred to a conversation between myself and a young student.
na section of a book
The most useful section of the book is the list of suppliers of artists’ materials.
phrases
the cover of a book 書的封面
His picture is on the cover of the book.
他的照片印在書的封面上。
a chapter of a book 書的章節
The first chapter of the book is about his childhood.
本書第一章講述他的童年生活。
 THESAURUS
types of book 書籍種類
novel noun [countableC] a book about imaginary people and events （長篇）小說
The film is based on Nick Hornby’s best-selling novel.
這部影片是根據尼克·霍恩比的暢銷小說改編的。
a historical novel
歷史小說
fiction noun [uncountableU] books that describe imaginary people and events 〔統稱〕小說，虛構作品
She reads a lot of romantic fiction.
她讀大量的言情小說。
literature noun [uncountableU] novels and plays that are considered to be important works of art 文學（作品）
I’m studying American literature at university.
我在大學裏攻讀美國文學。
non-fiction noun [uncountableU] books that describe real people and events 寫實作品
Men tend to prefer non-fiction.
男人往往喜歡讀寫實作品。
science fiction noun [uncountableU] books about imaginary events in the future or space travel 科幻小說
reference book noun [countableC] a book such as a dictionary or encyclopedia, which you look at to find information 參考書
textbook noun [countableC] a book about a particular subject that you use in a classroom 教科書，課本
set book British EnglishBrE, course book British EnglishBrE noun [countableC] a book that you have to study as part of your course 指定課本，教程
guidebook noun [countableC] a book telling visitors about a city or country 旅遊指南
npicture book noun [countableC] a book for children with many pictures in it
hardcover/hardback noun [countableC] a book that has a hard stiff cover 精裝書
paperback noun [countableC] a book that has a paper cover 平裝書
biography noun [countableC] a book about a real person’s life, written by another person 傳記
autobiography noun [countableC] a book that someone has written about their own life 自傳
recipe book/cookery book British EnglishBrE (also cookbook American EnglishAmE) noun [countableC] a book that tells you how to cook different meals 烹飪書，食譜
Examples from the Corpus
book• I'm reading a book about a little girl who was a slave in 19th century Atlanta.• Eric's reading a book by William Faulkner.• Seth was paging through a book.• She wrote a book of short stories, but it never got published.• a book by Charles Dickens• a book of matches• an address book• Do you have any books on astronomy?• We can not have the voluptuous strengths of new technology, but books have the attraction of maturity.• In September 1930, on a day selected by his grandmother, he opened an exercise book and waited for inspiration.• That is the sad story Jim Carlton tells in his forthcoming book about Apple Computer.• It's a pretty good book.• I think Muriel Spark is a great writer, I love her books.• His book had to be published by the obscure Middle Passage Press.• I went and got a library book about it.• a secondhand book dealer• The book was an immediate success.• Have you read this book?• What book are you reading at the moment?• It told me, he will write books of status.
book about/on• This, I emphasize, is not a book about military management.• But to leave it there is about as practical as learning to fly an aeroplane by reading a book on the subject.• Also, Marx did not write a book about the state and the political level.• a book about plants• A book on the subject has been commissioned for publication in 1987.• He braked for drugs, booze, and hookers, and wrote a good book about a bum existence.• A: He called to ask how people were liking the book about his execution.• The books about children with ponies were books from the library.• Here we were in a restaurant where books on croquet lay scattered around the place.
book of• the Book of Genesis
Related topics: Performing, Police, Law, Football
book2 ●●○ S3 verb
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]BUY to make arrangements to stay in a place, eat in a restaurant, go to a theatre etc at a particular time in the future 預訂，預購，預約 → reserve
Have you booked a holiday this year?
你今年有沒有預訂去度假？
The flight was already fully booked (=no more seats were available).
這個航班已經訂滿了。
To get tickets, you have to book in advance.
你必須提前訂購才能買到票。
The show’s booked solid (=all the tickets have been sold) until February.
這個演出2月份之前的票已全部售罄。
2  [transitiveT]AP to arrange for someone such as a singer to perform on a particular date 預約〔某人〕演出
The band was booked for a benefit show in Los Angeles.
這支樂隊約好在洛杉矶舉行一場義演。
3  be booked up 
a) if a hotel, restaurant etc is booked up, there are no more rooms, places, seats etc still available 〔酒店、餐館等〕訂滿，被訂完
The courses quickly get booked up.
這些課程很快便滿額了。
b) if someone is booked up, they are extremely busy and have arranged a lot of things they must do 〔某人〕時間排滿
I’m all booked up this week – can we get together next Friday?
我這個星期都排滿了，我們下個星期五再聚好嗎？
Examples from the Corpus
be booked up• I'm all booked up this week, but I can see you on Monday.• But all flights were booked up.• Both of the safari buses were booked up solid for the month after that.• His courses in Wengen and Tignes can be booked up through Supertravel: 01-584 5060.• So it's no surprise that a safety seminar for women was booked up within days of being announced.• Nicholas Hytner is booked up years ahead on both opera and theatre.
4  [transitiveT] to arrange for someone to go to a hotel, fly on a plane etc 爲〔某人〕預訂〔酒店、航班等〕
I’ve booked you a flight on Saturday.
我給你訂了星期六的航班。
book somebody on/in etc
I’ll book you in at the Hilton.
我會給你在希爾頓酒店預訂房間。
5  [transitiveT]SCPSCL to put someone’s name officially in police records, along with the charge made against them 〔警察〕把…記錄在案
Smith was booked on suspicion of attempted murder.
史密斯涉嫌企圖謀殺被立案。
6. [transitiveT] British EnglishBrEDSF when a referee in a sports game books a player who has broken the rules, he or she officially writes down the player’s name in a book as a punishment 〔體育裁判〕記名警告
7 book in (also book into something) phrasal verbphr v DLT British EnglishBrE to arrive at a hotel and say who you are etc 〔到達旅館後〕辦理入住登記手續 SYN check in
Several tourists were booking in.
有幾名遊客正在辦理入住手續。
n COLLOCATIONS
book + NOUN
book a holiday
People often book their holidays in January.
book a trip
I booked the whole trip on the Internet.
book a flight
He picked up the phone and booked a flight to Barcelona.
book a ticket
It’s cheaper if you book your train ticket in advance.
book a table (=in a restaurant)
I’ll book a table for 7.30 tomorrow evening.
book a room/hotel
Ross found a good hotel and booked a room.
book a seat
She booked me a seat on the 9 am flight.
book a place on something
Students are advised to book a place on the course early.
adverbs
book early
We recommend you book early to avoid disappointment.
book (well) in advance
There are only 20 places, so it is essential to book well in advance.
book online (=on the Internet)
It’s much easier to book tickets online.
be fully booked (=all the seats, tickets etc are sold)
I’m afraid that show is fully booked.
be booked solid (=all the seats, tickets etc are sold for a long period)
The restaurant’s booked solid for the whole of the Christmas period.
Examples from the Corpus
book• Now, on Montana highways, you can really book.• I booked a table for two at 8:00.• But if you can book a ticket, the fare is good for nearly a year.• You'll have to book by tomorrow if you want the lower price.• Nelson was booked for a tour of Japan in August.• I did not book his seat.• I was booked in San Diego last night, you know?• So he set the play in a hotel room, and Frank and Betty Spencer were the honeymoon couple who booked in.• Dawkins was booked on suspicion of attempted murder.• The open-top bus can be booked, the extra supplies of silver polish ordered.
booked solid• It is booked solid, but not overbooked.• Not only have they been booked solid for months for convention week, but their meeting rooms are jammed with lavish receptions.• A bed and breakfast was booked solid for the dates I wanted, and the proprietor of it suggested the Ridgemount.• The Cody band may find itself booked solid once it gets to Washington on Jan. 18.• Classes are booked solid , with many students unable to get the courses they need.
From Longman Business Dictionary
bookbook1 /bʊk/ noun
1books [plural]ACCOUNTING the accounting records of a businessSYN ACCOUNT BOOKS, BOOKS OF ACCOUNT
The company’s books are in such chaos that we won’t know the truth for some time.
→ cash received book → duplicate book → purchase (day) book → sales day book → sales returns book
2books [plural]MANUFACTURING a list of a company’s clients and orders for goods
The company has 100 firm orders for two different aircraft on its books.
3books [plural]HUMAN RESOURCES a company’s records of the people working for it
The 206,000 employees on its books last summer have now fallen to 185,000.
4a book containing an official record or list
→ bank book → log book → minute book → plat book → rule book → statutory book
5FINANCE a list of the bonds, shares etc that a dealer has to offer at a particular time
Marketmakers were running down their books ahead of the holiday.
6manage/run a bookFINANCE to be responsible for organizing a SECURITIES ISSUE (=when new bonds, shares etc are sold)
the financial services company that will run the book for the float
bookbook2 verb [transitiveT]
ACCOUNTING to enter a figure in a company’s account books
The restructuring charge is to be booked in the company’s second-quarter accounts.
Origin book1
Old English boc
IELTS BNC: 235 COCA: 241
book

noun¹

 1for reading閱讀ADJECTIVE | ... OF BOOK | VERB + BOOK | BOOK + VERB | BOOK + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤latest, new, recent最新出版的書；新書；近期出版的書➤best-selling暢銷書▸➤forthcoming, upcoming (especially NAmE) 即將出版的書▸➤hardback, hardcover, leather-bound, paperback精裝書；皮面書；平裝書▸➤printed印刷書◇one of the earliest printed books最早的印刷書之一➤rare珍本書▸➤second-hand, used (NAmE) 二手書▸➤excellent, fascinating, fine, good, great, interesting, readable, remarkable, terrific, useful, wonderful極好的／引人入勝的／很棒的／好看的／了不起的／有意思的／值得一讀的／可圈可點的／極佳的／有用的／精彩的書◇There's nothing like curling up with a mug of tea and a good book.沒有比蜷坐一處，邊喝茶邊看一本好書更愜意的事了。➤famous, important, influential名著；重要的書；有影響的書▸➤controversial有爭議的書◇a controversial book about the royal family一本關於王室的有爭議的書➤favourite/favorite最喜歡的書◇a survey to find the nation's favourite / favorite children's book關於全國最受歡迎的兒童書籍的調查➤library館藏書➤audio有聲書籍▸➤children's, colouring/coloring, comic, picture, reading, story (usually storybook) 兒童書籍；彩繪書；漫畫書；圖畫書；讀本；故事書▸➤cook (usually cookbook) , cookery (BrE) 烹飪書▸➤guide (usually guidebook) , travel指南；旅行手冊➤phrase, reference（供出國旅遊者使用的）外語常用語手冊；參考書➤coffee-table, illustrated精裝大開本畫冊；插圖本➤how-to, self-help, tell-all指南；自助指南；攻略▸➤school, set, text (usually textbook)教科書；指定用書；課本◇'Emma' was one of our set books for the exam.《愛瑪》是我們考試的指定用書之一。➤history, science, etc.歷史書、科學書等▸➤address, autograph, exercise, order地址簿；簽名冊；練習本；訂貨簿➤phone, telephone電話號碼簿▸➤holy, hymn, prayer聖書；讚美詩書；祈禱書... OF BOOK➤copy一本書◇How many copies of the book did you order?這本書你訂購了多少本？VERB + BOOK➤flick through, flip through, look at, read, skim through快速翻閱書；看書；讀書；瀏覽書➤be deep in, be engrossed in, be immersed in全神貫注地讀書➤study研究書▸➤look up from, put down暫停看書擡起頭；放下書◇She looked up from her book and smiled at him.她暫停看書，擡起頭朝他笑了笑。◇I couldn't put the book down.我讀這本書欲罷不能。➤close, open合上書；打開書▸➤author, co-author, write寫書；合寫書➤bring out, publish, put out出版書▸➤reprint重印書▸➤edit, proofread, revise編輯書；校對書；修訂書▸➤translate翻譯書▸➤illustrate給書配插圖▸➤bind裝訂書▸➤ban, censor查禁書；審查書▸➤dedicate, inscribe把書獻給；題獻書◇The book is dedicated to his mother.這本書是獻給他母親的。◇Her name was inscribed in the book.書上題有她的名字。◇The collector had many books inscribed to him by famous authors.這位收藏家有許多著名作家題贈給他的書。➤review寫書評➤recommend推薦書▸➤borrow, check out, have out, take out (especially BrE) (= from a library) 借書；從圖書館借書◇How many books can I borrow?我可以借多少本書？➤return, take back (= to a library) 還書；把書還回圖書館▸➤renew續借書籍◇Do you want to renew any of your library books?你從圖書館借來的書，有想續借的嗎？BOOK + VERB➤appear, come out書籍面世／出版◇His latest book will appear in December.他的新作將於 12 月面世。➤be out of print, go out of print書絕版BOOK + NOUN➤title書名▸➤review, reviewer書評；書評家▸➤club讀書俱樂部➤token (BrE) 購書券➤bag (NAmE) 書包PREPOSITION➤in a/the book在書中◇These issues are discussed in his latest book.這些問題在他新書中都有論述。➤book about, book on關於⋯的書◇She's busy writing a book on astrology.她正忙着寫一本關於佔星術的書。➤book by⋯寫的書◇a book by Robert Grout羅伯特・格勞特著的書➤book of⋯的書◇a book of walks in London一本關於漫步倫敦的書
book

noun²

 2books company records賬簿ADJECTIVE | VERB + BOOKS | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤account賬目VERB + BOOKS➤do, keep做賬；記賬◇She does the books for us.她給我們記賬。➤audit, check審計賬目；查賬➤cook (informal) 做假賬◇Someone was cooking the books (= falsifying the accounts).有人在做假賬。PREPOSITION➤on the books在名冊上◇We have fifty people on the books (= working for us).我們有 50 名僱員。
book

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤ahead, early, in advance提前預訂◇Seats go quickly, so it is essential to book in advance.座位很緊俏，所以必須提前預訂。➤online在線預訂PREPOSITION➤with向⋯預訂◇Book with Suntours and kids go free!預訂太陽旅行社旅遊項目，兒童免費！PHRASES➤be booked solid (= be fully booked) , be booked up, be fully booked預訂一空；預訂滿了
IELTS BNC: 235 COCA: 241
book verb
⇨ order 2 (book a table) ⇨ schedule (book a band for a party)book

noun

book ♦︎ publication ♦︎ novel ♦︎ guide ♦︎ title ♦︎ manual ♦︎ textbook ♦︎ text ♦︎ volumeThese are all words for a set of printed pages that are fastened together inside a cover. 這些詞均表示書籍。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a book / publication / novel / guide / manual / textbook / text / volume about sb / sth◆a book / publication / guide / title / manual / textbook / text / volume on sb / sth◆a book / publication / novel / title / text / volume by sb◆a reference book / publication / guide / title / manual◆a best-selling book / novel / guide / title / textbook◆a paperback book / publication / novel / title / volume◆a children's book / novel / guide / title◆to read a book / publication / novel / guide / manual / textbook / text / volume◆to publish a book / a novel / a guide / titles / manuals / textbooks / a volume◆to write a book / publication / novel / guide / manual / textbook / text / volume■ book [countable] a set of printed pages that are fastened together inside a cover so that you can turn them and read them; a written work published in printed or electronic form 書；書籍；印刷（或電子）出版物◆His desk was covered with piles of books.他的書桌上堆滿了一摞摞的書。◆The book has received some terrible reviews.這本書得到了一些劣評。◆a library / hardback book館藏書；精裝書■ publication ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃn [countable] (rather formal) a book, magazine, newspaper or document in which information or stories are published （書刊、報紙、文件等）出版物◆Her work has appeared in a wide variety of mainstream publications.她的作品見於各大主流出版物。■ novel [countable] a printed story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary （長篇）小說◆detective / historical / romantic novels偵探／歷史／言情小說◆His first novel was published in 1934.他的第一部小說於1934年出版。   see also novelist ⇨ writer ■ guide [countable] a book or magazine that gives you information, help or instructions about sth 指南；手冊◆a Guide to Family Health家庭健康指南◆Let's have a look at the TV guide and see what's on.咱們看一下電視節目表，好知道電視上在放些什麽。ⓘ A guide or guidebook is also a book that gives information about places for travellers or tourists. * guide和guidebook也指旅遊指南、旅遊手冊◆He has written a number of travel guides.他寫了幾本旅遊指南。◆a guidebook to Peru秘魯旅遊指南 ■ title [countable] a book or magazine, especially one that is being published or sold by sb/sth （尤指由某人或某機構出版或發售的）書刊◆The company publishes twenty new titles a year.這家公司一年出版二十種新書。■ manual ˈmænjuəl [countable] a book that tells you how to do sth, or operate sth such as a machine 使用手冊；說明書；指南◆Why do you never read the instruction manual?你爲什麽從來不看說明書？■ textbook ˈtekstbʊk (NAmE also text) [countable] a book that teaches a particular subject and that is used especially in schools and colleges 教科書；課本；教材◆a school / medical / history textbook課本；醫學／歷史教科書◆I would not recommend it as a classroom textbook.我不會把它推薦爲課堂上使用的教科書。   see also text ⇨ literature , text ⇨ script ■ text [countable] a book, play or piece of writing, especially one that you study as part of a programme of study （尤指作爲課程一部分而學習的）書籍，劇本，文章◆It is one of the most difficult literary texts of all time.這是有史以來最難的文學作品之一。◆ (BrE) 'Macbeth' is a set text for the exam.《麥克佩斯》是考試指定的必讀劇目。ⓘ A text can also mean a textbook, especially in American English. * text也可指textbook，即教科書，尤其在美式英語中◆Students are requested not to buy texts prior to the first class.在上第一堂課之前要求學生先不買教科書。 ■ volume [countable] (formal) a book 書◆She published her first book, a slim volume of poetry, at the age of sixteen.她十六歲時出版了第一本書－一本薄薄的詩集。ⓘ Volume can be used in formal contexts when you are considering the size of a book or the number of books. * volume可以用在正式的語境中，指書的厚薄、套書的冊數或藏書的數量◆a slim / thick volume薄薄的／厚厚的一冊◆a library of over 50 000 volumes藏書5萬多冊的圖書館It is not used in more general contexts. * volume不用在較爲籠統的語境中◆His desk was covered with piles of volumes. ◆The volume has received some terrible reviews.   see also volume ⇨ chapter
IELTS BNC: 235 COCA: 241
book
Types of published book: almanac, annual, anthology...
Parts of books: acknowledgments, addendum, afterword...
Types of non-printed book: address book, album, appointment book...
Collections, stores and sets of things: agglomeration, arsenal, assemblage...
Accounts, accountancy and accountants: account, accountancy, accountant...
To do business and relating to doing business: account, after hours, asset...
To buy something: buy, get, purchase...
To organize an event: organize, prepare, plan...
Arresting, interviewing and charging suspects: apprehend, apprehension, arrest...
Commentating, refereeing, and judging sports and competitions: book, booking, call...

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