have one's nose in a book
连鼻子都埋进了书本里,那是多么专心地在看书!所以这个短语就是"埋头看书,一直在看书"的意思。
例句:Bob has his nose in a book every time I see him. 我每次看到鲍勃他都在看书。
His nose is always in a book. He never gets any exercise. 他总是在看书,从来不锻炼。(这样可不好,生命在于运动,还是要注意锻炼身体哟!)

hit the books / pound the books
hit和pound都有"打击"的意思,但是这两个短语可不是说要打书本哦,而是"学习"的意思。或许可以想象成努力学习的时候会拼命翻书本,用力太猛了就有点在击打书本的感觉。
例句:I gotta go home and hit the books. I have finals next week. 我要回家学习了,下周期末考。

know someone or something like a book
如果仔细研读一本书的话就可以做到对它了如指掌吧,所以像了解一本书那样了解某人或某事就是说"对某人或某事知道得一清二楚"。
例句:We've been married now for thirty years - long enough to know my wife like a book. I can tell what she is thinking about before she knows it herself. 我们已经结婚三十年了,我对我的妻子非常了解。有的时候她自己还不清楚自己在想什么,我就已经知道了。(这样了解妻子的丈夫真好!)

in my book
相当于in my opinion,"在我看来,根据我的观点"。
例句:She's never lied to me, and in my book that counts for a lot. 她从不对我撒谎,我认为这很重要。

与之相反的就是not in my book,"我不这么认为"。
John: Do you think Fred is okay for the job? 你觉得弗雷德能胜任这份工作吗?
Mary: No, not in my book. 不,我不这么想。

be in somebody's good books
在某人的好书中?如果你被记在了某人的好人簿中,那当然是他对你很满意、对你的行为感到高兴啦。
例句:I cleaned the bathroom yesterday so I'm in Mum's good books. 我昨天打扫了浴室,所以妈妈对我很满意。(妈妈喜欢勤劳的孩子!)

by the book
照着书本做事,可想而知就是"严格遵守章法,完全按规矩办事"。常用的搭配有:go ~; do something ~; play ~; run something ~。
例句:This is a private deal - we don't have to do everything by the book. 这是私事,没必要循规蹈矩。

take a leaf out of somebody's book
从人家的书里摘取一页,其实是"效仿,模仿"的意思,因为那种举止行为能带来成功或对自己有利。
例句:Maybe I should take a leaf out of Robert's book and start coming in at ten every morning. 也许我应该学罗伯特那样每天早上十点就到。

every trick in the book
书中的所有诡计,就是指"为了达到想要的目的而所能想到的一切办法",无论是聪明的还是狡诈的。经常的用法是use every trick in the book to do sth,就是我们所说的"无所不用其极,使劲浑身解数"。
例句:He used every trick in the book to get Susan to sign the contract. 他千方百计让苏珊签合同。

have one's name inscribed in the book of life
inscribe是"铭记,题写,雕刻"的意思,把名字写在了生命之书上,其实就是表示"死亡"的委婉语。
例句:By the time she was twenty, her parents, brothers, and sisters had all had their names inscribed in the book of life. 在她二十岁的时候,她的双亲和兄弟姐妹都已经离世了。(这个悲剧了......)

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