nook
nook — 名詞
- nooksingular
- nooksplural
1. a little corner or recess set slightly apart, often making a private or comforta
小角落
隱密又有遮蔽的小空間
a little corner or recess set slightly apart, often making a private or comfortable spot.
Adina curled up with a comic in the library nook after school.
Adina 放學後窩在圖書館的小角落看漫畫。
The cabin has a breakfast nook beside the window and the stove.
那間小木屋在窗邊和爐子旁設了一個吃早餐的小角落。
common collocation: breakfast nook
Aoi hid the birthday gift in a dark nook under the stairs.
Aoi 把生日禮物藏在樓梯下陰暗的小角落裡。
hide something in a nook
Caleb found a quiet nook at the back of the cafe.
Caleb 在咖啡館後方找到一個安靜的小角落。
Meera's cat sleeps in the warm nook behind the sofa.
Meera 的貓睡在沙發後面那個溫暖的小角落裡。
- breakfast nook
- reading nook
- quiet nook
- hide in a nook
- tuck something into a nook
文法句型
in a nook
breakfast / reading nook
hide in a nook
用法筆記
Often refers to a small usable place inside a room, house, or garden, especially one that feels quiet or comfortable. Distinguish from sense 2, which focuses on the exact angle where walls meet.
常見錯誤
2. the inside corner created where two walls meet each other, especially in a room.
牆角
兩面牆交會的內角
the inside corner created where two walls meet each other, especially in a room.
Dust gathered in the nook where the two hallway walls met.
灰塵積在走廊兩面牆交會的牆角。
where the two hallway walls met
The painter missed the nook where the kitchen walls joined.
油漆工漏刷了廚房兩面牆交會的牆角。
A crack spread from the nook between the two bathroom walls.
一道裂縫從浴室兩面牆交會的牆角延伸開來。
nook between the two bathroom walls
Kwame pushed the broom into the nook where the porch walls met.
Kwame 把掃把推進門廊兩面牆交會的牆角。
A cobweb filled the nook where the cellar walls joined.
地下室兩面牆交會的牆角結滿了蜘蛛網。
- where the walls meet
- dust in the nook
- crack from the nook
- cobweb in the nook
文法句型
in the nook where + clause
nook between two walls
dust / crack / cobweb in a nook
用法筆記
This rarer sense names the exact inside corner of two walls. Distinguish it from sense 1, which can mean a cosy little area that someone can sit in or use.