单词 | bookend |
释义 | bookend (bʊkend) also book-end Word forms: plural bookends countable noun [usually plural] Bookends are a pair of supports used to hold a row of books in an upright position by placing one at each end of the row. bookend in British English or book end (ˈbʊkˌɛnd) noun 1. one of a pair of usually ornamental supports for holding a row of books upright verb 2. (tr; usually passive) to occur or be located on either side (of something) the ghetto is bookended by two affluent neighbourhoods a four-course banquet bookended by aperitifs and liqueurs bookend in American English (ˈbʊkˌɛnd) noun a support, often ornamental and usually one of a pair, put at the end of a row of books to keep them upright |
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