| 215 booking
giving your opinion (发表意见时说）：Thafs cheating fn my Soofc•♦琴看那i參骗。.(be) on sb，s ’books (to be) on
an organization's list, for example of people who are available for a
particular type of work (' 在某机 构）登记备用的：We have very jew nurses on our books at the moment.目前在我们这里登记备用的护士很少。◊ Most of the houses on our books are in the north
of the city•我们手头的房子木多数在城北。throw the 'book at sb {informal) to punish sb who has committed an offence as severely
as possible 从严惩处（罪犯__) —more at close1 v., closed, cook v., history, judge
V., LEAF n., OPEN adj., READ V., SUIT V., TRICK n. m verb 1 {especially Brk) to arrange with a hotel,
restaurant, theatre, etc. to have a room, table, seat, etc. on a particular
date (向旅馆、饭店、戏院等）预约，预订：tv] Boofc early to
avoid cfoappointme/it.及早预约，以免痛失
良机。◊ [VN] J’cHifce to boofc a taWe/or two jbr S o’docfc
tonight.我想订一张今晚8点钟的二人餐桌。〇 The performance is booked up (= there are no more tickets available).演出票被订完十。◊ J’m sony—we’re /ixZZy booked•对木起，客 it 了。一 compare reserve v.⑴ 2 [VN] to arrange for sb to
have a seat on a plane, etc. 给（某人）预订飞机等座位：7Ve booked you on the JO o’docfc万ight.我给你订了 10点钟的飞机票。3 [VN] to arrange for a singer, etc. to perform on a
particular date和（歌手等）预约，演出日备：We've booked a band /or the wedding reception. _们已经为婚宴预约了乐队。
4 [VN] (informal) to write down sb!s name and address because
they have committed a crime or an offence 立案（控告某人'）：He was booked /or possession 〇/ cocaine.他因藏有可卡因而被立案审查。S [VN](阶£， informal) (of a referee
裁判）to write down in an official book the name of a player
who has broken the rules of the game记名警告（犯规运动员） MJ!ll：tVi .book 'in/'into sth (erf) to arrive at a hotel, etc. and
arrange to stay there到（旅@等）办理入住手续： Zgot fn at
ten and looked straight fnfo a hotd•我十点钟 到达后直接到一家旅馆办理了住宿手续。，book sb _in/ 'into sth to arrange for sb to have a room at a hotel, etc.为某人预订（旅馆房间等） book-able /'bukabl/ adj. 1 tickets, etc. that
are book- able can be ordered in advance 可预订的 2 if an offence in
football (soccer) is bookable,
the name of the player responsible is written down in a book by the referee as a punishment (足球队员犯规）可记名警告
的 3 (AMmf) if a crime is a bookable offence，the person responsible can be arrested 够拘捕条件的. book-bind-er /'bokbamda(r)/ noun a person whose job is fastening the pages
of books together and putting covers on them 装订IE人► book.bind.ing
now/? [U] book-case /'bokkeis/ now/? a piece of furniture with shelves for keeping books on 书架；书柜
'book club noun 1 an organization that sells books cheaply
to its members书友会（会员购书享受打折优
惠）2 = BOOK GROUP
book-end /'bukend/ noun [usually pi.] one of a pair of objects used to keep a row of books
standing up 书挡 'book group (also book club,
reading group) noun a group of people who meet together regularly to
discuss a book they have all read读书小组；读书会;读书俱
乐部
bookie /'buki/ noun
{informal) = bookmaker
book-ing /'bukig/ noun 1 [C, U] (especially Br£) an arrangement that you make in advance to buy a ticket to travel
somewhere, go to the theatre，etc.预订：a booking/orm/haU/derfc 订票表；售票厅员◊ Can J mafce a booking /or Friday ?我可以订星期五的票吗？
◊ Early
booking is recommended.请提早订票。.◊ JVo advance booking is necessa/y.无须提前订票。_◊ We can’t tafce any more bookings. $们不能再&受订票了。
—compare reservation(I)
2 [C] an arrangement for sb to perform at a theatre, in a conceit, etc.(演出等的） 预约，约定 3 [C](价弓（in football (soccer)足球）an act of the referee
writing a player’s name in a book, as a punishment because an offence has been
committed (对犯规者的）记名警告