bookend

noun

1. 书挡
   one of a pair of objects used to keep a row of books standing up

1. 书挡;书靠
   Bookends are a pair of supports used to hold a row of books in an upright position by placing one at each end of the row.

1. A bookend to eight years indelibly marked by terrorism, two wars and recessions, the13-minute speech was Bush's last opportunity before he leaves office Tuesday to defend his presidency.
   恐怖主义、两次战争和经济衰退给这8年打上了不可磨灭的烙印，这次13分钟的讲话是对这8年的一个收尾，也是在周二离任前为任内工作辩护的最后一次机会。
2. For a bookend speech closing, refer back to your opening anecdote or quote and say, We have arrived, now, where we began.
   这样的结尾是指重新回到演讲开始时引用的轶事或者话语，并且说道：现在我们又回到了我们开始的地方。
3. Great stories bookend this field.
   今天场上有很多精采故事。
4. The utility model discloses a bookend capable of growing out vegetable, which is a scientific fun bookend of an intelligence working type, having the capability of growing out vegetables.
   本实用新型是一种可以长出植物来的智力劳动型科学趣味书卡。
5. It'll be a nice way to bookend the pregnancy.
   这是个在怀孕期间预订的好办法。

noun

1. a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)