a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright, typically ornamental and forming one of a pair 书挡,书立
verb
[with obj.](一般作 be bookended)(informal)occur or be positioned at the end or on either side of (something) (非正式)放在末尾(或两端) the narrative is bookended by a pair of incisive essays. 这篇叙述文头尾部分都有深刻的短论。