bookend

英 [ˈbʊkend]

美 [ˈbʊkend]

n.  书挡

复数：bookends　现在分词：bookending　

COCA.27380

牛津词典

noun

• 书挡
  one of a pair of objects used to keep a row of books standing up

柯林斯词典

• 书挡;书靠
  Bookendsare a pair of supports used to hold a row of books in an upright position by placing one at each end of the row.

英英释义

noun

• a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)

双语例句

• A bookend to eight years indelibly marked by terrorism, two wars and recessions, the13-minute speech was Bush's last opportunity before he leaves office Tuesday to defend his presidency.
  恐怖主义、两次战争和经济衰退给这8年打上了不可磨灭的烙印，这次13分钟的讲话是对这8年的一个收尾，也是在周二离任前为任内工作辩护的最后一次机会。
• Great stories bookend this field.
  今天场上有很多精采故事。
• It'll be a nice way to bookend the pregnancy.
  这是个在怀孕期间预订的好办法。
• For a bookend speech closing, refer back to your opening anecdote or quote and say, We have arrived, now, where we began.
  这样的结尾是指重新回到演讲开始时引用的轶事或者话语，并且说道：现在我们又回到了我们开始的地方。
• The utility model discloses a bookend capable of growing out vegetable, which is a scientific fun bookend of an intelligence working type, having the capability of growing out vegetables.
  本实用新型是一种可以长出植物来的智力劳动型科学趣味书卡。