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单词 blurb
释义
blurb
noun[C]
uk
/blɜːb/us
/blɝːb/
ashortdescriptionof abook,film, etc., written by thepeoplewho haveproducedit, andintendedto makepeoplewanttobuyit orseeit:
简介；推荐语
The blurb on the back of thebooksays that it "willtouchyourheart".封底上的简介称此书“将触动你的内心”。
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Books & parts of books
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Advertising and marketing
(Definition ofblurbfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

blurb| American Dictionary

blurb
noun[C]
us
/blɜrb/
abriefdescriptionof something, oftenintendedto make itseemattractivewhenofferedforsale:
The blurb on the back of thebooksays that "it willtouchyourheart."
(Definition ofblurbfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

blurb| Business English

blurb
noun[U]
MARKETINGinformal
uk
/blɜːb/us
adescriptionthatappearson thecoverof a newproductsuch as abookorDVDthat isintendedto makepeoplewanttobuyit:
The publisher's blurb refers to thisbookas an "existentialcrimenovel".
promotional/publicityblurb
(Definition ofblurbfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofblurb

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This is, as the back coverblurbproclaims, an 'eclectic collection'.
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The title, introduction and back cover ' 'blurb' ' all speak to eco-criticism and urban studies in general.
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Although compliments such as these can arouse suspicion among high-brow readers, they are not meant as blurbs for the back cover.
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There is a word absent from the title, and not mentioned in theblurbon the cover.
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Theblurbcompares the footnote to the toilet - something ignored until needed to deal with ugly tasks.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Can this be an example of the 'unsurpassed knowledge of the major figures in contemporary architecture' the publishers'blurbrefers to?
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No book of this brevity can live up to all the claims of itsblurb.
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Their synergy with other paratextual elements (blurb, preface and dedication) should be explored.
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Any students who take the coverblurbliterally and make this a one-stop volume are destined for a 2.2-degree at best.
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Another sentence in the back coverblurbis more revealing.
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Theblurbemphasizes '200fieldsof knowledge' checked with many consultants and specialists.
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Theblurbon the book is very misleading in this respect.
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Paratextual traces - theblurb, back cover, inside cover, notes and title - are part of the marketing process.
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The contributions encapsulate the enormous diversity in this field, and thus the book does indeed provide ' essential knowledge about the study of language variation and change ' (coverblurb).
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Third, according to theblurbon the back cover there are over 1,300 entries.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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