paperback
noun[C]
uk/ˈpeɪ.pə.bæk/us/ˈpeɪ.pɚ.bæk/abookwith acovermade ofthickpaper:
平装书,简装本abest-sellingpaperback一本畅销的平装书
I'llbuysome paperbacks at theairport.我要在机场买几本平装书。
It will bepublishedinpaperback(= as a paperback)inMarch.这本书将于3月份以平装本形式出版。
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Books: kinds of books
- abridgment
- annual
- anthology
- audiobook
- autobiography
- backlist
- crammer
- dime novel
- e-reader
- exercise book
- fiction
- flipback
- novelette
- novella
- page-turner
- photo album
- photo book
- speller
- travelogue
- young adult