paperback

英 [ˈpeɪpəbæk]

美 [ˈpeɪpərbæk]

n.  平装书; 简装书

复数：paperbacks　过去式：paperbacked　

考研

Collins.2 / BNC.7936 / COCA.8235

牛津词典

noun

• 平装书；简装书
  a book that has a thick paper cover
  1. a cheap paperback
     一本廉价的简装书
  2. When is it coming out in paperback ?
     这本书的平装本什么时候出版？
  3. a paperback book/edition
     平装书 / 版本

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 平装本
  Apaperbackis a book with a thin cardboard or paper cover.
  1. She said she would buy the book when it comes out in paperback.
     她说等那本书出平装本时再买。

英英释义

noun

• a book with paper covers
  Synonym:paperback bookpaper-back booksoftback booksoftbacksoft-cover booksoft-cover

adj

• (of books) having a flexible binding
  Synonym:paperbacked

双语例句

• Do you know if it is out in paperback yet?
  你知道它是否出了平装本？
• The publisher proposed to do both a hardback and a cheap paperback edition.
  出版商提议既出精装本也出廉价的纸面本。
• The hardback edition is more expensive than the paperback.
  精装本比平装本贵。
• When is the novel coming out in paperback?
  那部小说的平装本什么时候出版？
• The publishers have telescoped the large dictionary into a paperback edition suitable for college students.
  出版者已将那本大词典压缩成适合于大学生用的平装版。
• Her latest novel's out in paperback this week.
  她的最新小说于本周平装出版。
• The new comic book is available in paperback. There will also be versions for iPad and iPhone users.
  这本新漫画书有纸质版本，还会有供iPad和iPhone用户使用的电子版。
• She flicked through a romantic paperback between occasional dips in the pool.
  用在泳池里游一阵后歇一阵的几个空当，她翻完了一本平装本言情小说。
• It was launched last year in paperback with an initial print run of 7,000 copies.
  这本书的平装本在去年推出，首次印数为7,000册。
• The novel sold 200, 000 copies in hardcover and 2 million in paperback.
  那本小说的精装本卖了二十万册，平装本卖了两百万册。