"bookends" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 書擋

Definition

放在一排書兩端，使書可以直立的物品。‘書擋’有時也用來比喻作為開始和結束的兩件事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常以複數形式使用。實體'書擋'常見於辦公室和圖書館。比喻用法指開始和結束的兩件事。不要和'書籤'混淆。

Examples

I bought new bookends for my desk.

我為我的桌子買了新的**書擋**。

The bookends keep the books from falling over.

**書擋**防止書倒下。

She uses heavy rocks as bookends at home.

她在家用大石頭做**書擋**。

Family photos serve as perfect bookends on my shelf.

家人的照片是我書架上完美的**書擋**。

The holiday and my birthday are the bookends of summer for me.

對我來說，假期和我的生日是夏天的**書擋**。

His first and last jobs in the city were the bookends of his career.

他在城市裡的第一份和最後一份工作是他職業生涯的**書擋**。