[countable]

1. a document that forms an official record or list
   （作为正式记录或清单的）本子，簿册◆a chequebook
   支票簿◆a phone book (= a list of the names, addresses and telephone numbers of people and businesses)
   电话簿

●by the ˈbookfollowing rules and instructions in a very strict way
循规蹈矩；严格遵守章程◆Doing things by the book doesn't always work in the real world.
照章办事在现实生活中并不总能行得通。