di·a·ry /ˈdaɪəri $ ˈdaɪri/ ●●○ S3 noun (plural diaries) [countableC] 1 TCNWRITEa book in which you write down the things that happen to you each day 日记,日志,日记簿 SYN journal Inge kept a diary (=wrote in a diary) during the war years. 英奇在战争年代里一直写日记。
diary entry (=what you have written for a particular day) 一则日记
2 especially British EnglishBrETCN a book with separate spaces for each day of the year, in which you write down the meetings, events etc that are planned for each day 〔记录工作日程的〕日程簿,记事簿 SYN American English calendar Did you put the meeting date in your diary? 你把开会日期写在工作日程簿上了吗?
n COLLOCATIONSverbskeep/write a diary (=write regularly in a diary)While I was travelling, I kept a diary every day.
write (something) in your diary‘Severe weather’, he wrote in his diary that day.
record something in your diaryJames Alvin recorded the incident in his diary.
read a diaryI wish you’d let me read your diary.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + diary a detailed diaryFor years she had kept a detailed diary.
a personal/private diaryShe later agreed to the publication of parts of her personal diary.
a secret diary (=that no one else knows about or reads)He found his sister’s secret diary.
a daily/weekly diaryClarke kept a daily diary of San Franciscan life.
a travel diary (=that you write while you are travelling)His travel diary makes fascinating reading.
diary + NOUNa diary entry/entry in a diary (=piece of writing in a diary)His last diary entry was on June 14th.
n THESAURUSdiary a book in which you write down the things that happen to you each day, and your private thoughtsI decided to keep a diary of our trip to Toronto.
You shouldn’t read anyone’s private diary.
On February 3rd, he wrote the last entry in his diary.
journal a diary, especially one written by a famous or important personIn the 1837 journal, Darwin gives an account of his voyage to South America.
Her book draws on letters, diaries, journals and historical sources.
memoirs a written record of the important events and people in your life which you write in order to publish – especially one that is written by a famous or important person such as a politician or a military leaderA lot of politicians think about writing their memoirs.
The book was titled ‘The Memoirs of a President’.
log/log book an official record of events, especially on a journey in a ship or planethe ship’s log
The captain had made a few notes in the log book.