nook

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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nook /nʊk/ noun [countable]  1  DNDLO literary a small quiet place which is sheltered by a rock, a big tree etc 〔岩石、大树等遮挡的〕隐蔽处 a shady nook 阴凉的隐蔽处2  DHa small space in a corner of a room 〔房间的〕角落 the table in the breakfast nook 放置在早餐角的桌子3  every nook and cranny every part of a place 到处，四处 We searched every nook and cranny. 我们搜遍了每个角落。

Examples from the Corpus

nook• They looked in vain for a nook that held the batteries.• Distant washes, jagged peaks and alluring nooks in remote canyons provide fodder for imagined adventures.• I approach a trip to a book nook with the eagerness of a child on an outing to the toy store.• a breakfast nook• Everything moveable was taken out, every nook and cranny probed.• These should be able to find nooks and crannies in which they will be safe.• He was in his kitchen nook with the single plug-in electric burner.• He backed away towards the nook beside the elevator, where he kept his gun, but the stranger was too quick.• The nooks and crannies have been eliminated, and that is no bad thing for policing the store.Origin nook (1200-1300) Probably from Old Norse

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nook
nook /nʊk/ noun [countable]1. literary a small quiet place which is sheltered by a rock, a big tree etc:
    a shady nook
2. a small space in a corner of a room:
    the table in the breakfast nook
3. every nook and cranny every part of a place:
    We searched every nook and cranny.

nookBrE /nʊk/ 🔊NAmE /nʊk/ 🔊 nouna small quiet place or corner that is sheltered or hidden from other people 僻静处；幽静的角落◆a shady nook in the garden花园里阴凉的一角◆dark woods full of secret nooks and crannies 充满了神秘色彩的幽暗的树林●every ˌnook and ˈcranny (IndE also every ˌnook and ˈcorner) (informal) every part of a place; every aspect of a situation 到处；各个方面