词汇 | nook |
释义 | nook noun[ C ] literaryuk /nʊk/ us /nʊk/ a small space that is hidden or partly sheltered: 角落;隐蔽处;幽深处 a cosy/sheltered/quiet nook舒适的/不受风雨侵袭的/僻静的角落 Safe & enclosed spaces awning bolthole booth bunker bus shelter carrel childproof childproofing cocoon foxhole haven hideaway hideout hidey-hole refuge retreat safe haven safe house sanctuary sanctuary city Idiomsevery nook and cranny every nook and corner nooks and crannies nook | American Dictionarynook noun[ C ] us/nʊk/ a small space that is hidden or partly sheltered Examples of nooknook Over the years, successive groups of migrants have found their way into the nooks and crannies of the hills, creating distinctive ways of life and ethnic identities in the process. There is, perhaps, the bit of truth in every nook. All at once the infant begins to scramble over its world, probing every nook and cranny, investigating each new thing. The haystacks in the nook are newly made. The nook to which the eye gravitates does not wall itself from the rest of the landscape. The kitchenette was located in a nook adjacent to the living space and next to an exit door leading to the backyard. Our universe of discourse can therefore also be a "small world," that is, a short course of local events in some nook or corner of the actual world (ibid.). In contrast to her grandmother's home, they are called in turn, "cell", "small room", "shallow bed", "retreat", "place of confinement", "den", "prison", "dark hole", "dungeon", "dismal hole", "grave", and "nook". No guilt need attach to any nook or cranny of our musical preferences, since these days all music is in one way or another valid; just name your criteria. They fill the nooks and crannies of the economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We need to preserve the atmosphere of cities, their nooks and crannies and individuality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that mysterious officials have been going round nooks and crannies in various constituencies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can remember where the nooks and crannies are. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, but bureaucracy, enforced harmonisation and constant interference in the aforesaid nooks and crannies of everyday life have the opposite effect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One dreads to think how much other obsolete legislation there might be lurking in the nooks and crannies of the statutes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of nook These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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