a small quiet place or corner that is sheltered or hidden from other people 僻静处；幽静的角落 a shady nook in the garden 花园里阴凉的一角 dark woods full of secret nooks and crannies 充满了神秘色彩的幽暗的树林
Oxford Collocations DictionaryNook is used after these nouns:- breakfast
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a corner or fragment): of unknown origin.
Idioms
every nook and cranny
(also Indian English every nook and corner)
- (informal)
every part of a place; every aspect of a situation 到处；各个方面 The wind blew into every nook and cranny. 风吹进了每个角落。 She always explored every nook and cranny of a business deal. 她总是探索商业交易的每一个细节。