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

• Every nook and cranny has been swepted clean.
  每个犄角旮旯都被打扫干净了。
• Every beautiful nook and cranny.
  每一个漂亮的隐蔽处和缝隙。
• 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。
• Kate can show off her kitchen skills for the future king in a cozy kitchen nook.
  凯特可以在一个舒适的厨房角落给未来国王炫耀她的厨艺。
• There was not a single nook, no hiding place, no nothing.
  没有一个角落，没有藏身之地，什么也没有。
• A cozy nook near the fire; snug in bed; a snug little apartment.
  靠近火的舒适角落；舒适的躺在床上；舒适、温暖的小房间。
• 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。
• He knows every nook and corner of this place.
  他了解这里的每个角落。
• Every nook and cranny has been swept clean.
  旮旮旯旯儿都打扫干净了。
• I can tell you what I was searching for in every nook and cranny on that recruiting trip.
  我可以告诉你什么样的人，是我在招聘的时候找遍了每一个角落所要寻找的。