bookcase

/ˈbʊkkeɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbʊkkeɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbu̇k-ˌkās/ (ame, mw)

bookcase — 名詞

  • bookcasesingular
  • bookcasesplural

1. A tall piece of furniture with horizontal shelves inside, built for keeping or d

1.名詞A2
釋義

書架

有層架可放書的家具

A tall piece of furniture with horizontal shelves inside, built for keeping or displaying books and similar items.

例句

Dmitri's old bookcase collapsed under the weight of too many books.

Dmitri 的舊書架承受不住太多書的重量，垮了下來。

bookcase + collapsed under the weight of [objects]

Amara bought a small wooden bookcase for her daughter's bedroom.

Amara 買了一個小木書架放在女兒的房間裡。

同義詞
  • bookshelf

    can mean a single shelf or a wall-mounted unit; 'bookcase' is always a freestanding piece of furniture

  • bookrack

    smaller, often portable, with just a few shelves or slots

  • book cabinet

    has doors that close, while a bookcase usually has open shelves

文法句型

bookcase + verb

adjective + bookcase

fill / arrange / stack + bookcase

用法筆記

A bookcase is a whole piece of furniture, not a single shelf. Use "bookshelf" (plural: bookshelves) for one shelf or a set of shelves fixed to a wall.

常見錯誤

❌I need to go to the bookcase to buy a dictionary.
✅I need to go to the bookstore to buy a dictionary.
💡a bookcase stores books you already own; a bookstore is a shop that sells them.
❌Please put the books on the book case.
✅Please put the books on the bookcase.
💡'bookcase' is one word, not two.