bookbring sb to 'book (for sth) (formal,especially BrE)1.■make sb explain their actions, or punish them要求某人﹙为某行为﹚作出解释；﹙因某事﹚惩罚某人:This is just another of the many crimes for which nobody was ever brought to book. 这只是又一件没有人为之受惩罚的罪行。by the 'book2.■strictly following the rules or the official way of doing sth 循规蹈矩； 严格按照规章办事:He insists on doing everything by the book. 他坚持任何事情都要照章行事。in 'sb’s book (spoken)3.■in sb’s opinion; according to sb’s judgement 依某人的观点；照某人看:They took the car away without asking me, and in my book that’s theft. 他们没有问我一声就把车开走了，依我看这就是盗窃。4.■close the book on sth 另见close5.■a closed book (to sb) 另见closed6.■don’t judge a book by its cover 另见judge7.■an open book 另见open8.■read sb like a book 另见read9.■suit your/sb’s book 另见suit10.■take a leaf out of sb’s book 另见leaf11.■throw the book at sb 另见throw12.■try, use, etc. every trick in the book 另见trick13.■a turn-up for the book(s) 另见turn-up