Bookcases Meaning in English

word · lemma: bookcase

US

ˈbʊkˌkeɪsɪz

BUUK-kay-siz

UK

bˈʊkkeɪsɪz

BUUK-kay-siz

التعريف

Bookcases are pieces of furniture with shelves used for holding books. They can be small or large and are often found in homes, schools, and offices.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Bookcase' is countable; 'bookcases' is the plural. Common collocations are 'wooden bookcase', 'fill a bookcase', and 'built-in bookcase'. Don't confuse with 'bookshelf' (usually one shelf), though 'bookshelves' and 'bookcases' are sometimes used interchangeably.

• Spanish: estanterías de libros
• Portuguese (BR): estantes de livros
• Portuguese (PT): estantes para livros
• Chinese (Simplified): 书架
• Chinese (Traditional): 書架
• Hindi: पुस्तकालय की अलमारियाँ
• Arabic: خزائن الكتب
• Bengali: বুককেস - বইয়ের তাক
• Russian: книжные шкафы
• Japanese: 本棚
• Vietnamese: giá sách
• Korean: 책장
• Turkish: kitaplıklar
• Urdu: کتابوں کی الماریاں
• Indonesian: rak buku

جمل نموذجية

There are many bookcases in the library.

basic

The new bookcases are made of wood.

basic

She cleaned all the bookcases last weekend.

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We really need more bookcases for all these novels.

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His collection of comics barely fits on his bookcases.

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We installed built-in bookcases around the fireplace.

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