nook的意思|nook的解释-里氏词典

nook [nʊk]

n. 角落, 躲蔽处, 隐匿处, 凹处

The police searched every nook and corner for the escaped criminal.
警方到处搜查逃犯。
A nook or corner beside an open fireplace.
角落敞开的壁炉边的角落

nook

[ noun ]

a sheltered and secluded place

<noun.location>

an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

<noun.artifact>

a piano was in one corner of the room

Nook \Nook\ (n[oo^]k; 277), n. [OE. nok; cf. Gael. & Ir. niuc.]
A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between
bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.

How couldst thou find this dark, sequestered nook?
--Milton.

"As you wander the streets, there's a sense of scale that is such that a human being is welcome," said Esolen. "You can imagine yourself in every nook and cranny, in the light of a balcony window, the glimpse of a patio.
Besides, readers of the Nov. 5 Americas Watch report on Nicaragua were given the impression that Americas Watch had looked into every nook and cranny of Nicaragua.
He also recommends such conservative wagers as merely betting that the roulette ball will land on a number that's even or odd, or in a red or black nook.
Myron Picoult, an insurance analyst at Oppenheimer & Co., said, "Health insurers are looking in every nook and cranny to control costs because they realize they can't keep piling on 20% rate increases to clients."

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