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bookstall

/book-stawl/US // ˈbʊkˌstɔl //UK // (ˈbʊkˌstɔːl) //

书摊,书架,书店,书库

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a stand, booth, or stall at which books are sold, usually secondhand.
    • : British. a newsstand.

Examples

  • Her maid stood waiting with the jewel-case while she went to the bookstall to buy something to read on the journey.

  • George had expended six pence in as many old books at a bookstall.

  • She had worn those accursed beads when his father had approached her by the bookstall that afternoon.

  • Other people were near the bookstall, and as these people were obviously leaving Llandudno, Ruth and Nellie felt a certain solace.

  • In a few minutes the bookstall on the platform attracted them as inevitably as a prone horse attracts a crowd.