paperback

US [ˈpeɪpərˌbæk]
UK [ˈpeɪpə(r)ˌbæk]
  • n.平装书；简装书
  • Web平装本；简装本；纸面本
Plural Form：paperbacks  

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

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AllAll,平装书平装书,简装书简装书,平装本平装本,简装本简装本,纸面本纸面本
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1.
When I left for Oxford, I gave her a cardboard box full of paperback books on civil rights and urged her to read them.
我离开美国赴牛津大学前给过她一纸盒民权方面的平装书，力劝她多看看。
wǒ lí kāi měi guó fù niú jīn dà xué qián gěi guò tā yī zhǐ hé mín quán fāng miàn de píng zhuāng shū , lì quàn tā duō kàn kan 。
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He said that he would wait for it to come out in paperback, but we could get him the hardback as a present, dont you th nk?
他说他要等到平装书上市后再买，不过我们可以给他买一本精装本当做礼物，你不觉得这个主意很好吗？
tā shuō tā yào děng dào píng zhuāng shū shàng shì hòu zài mǎi , bú guò wǒ men kě yǐ gěi tā mǎi yī běn jīng zhuāng běn dāng zuò lǐ wù , nǐ bù jué de zhè ge zhǔ yì hěn hǎo ma ?
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3.
She adds: "It's very rare for a hardback to outsell a future paperback, but this might be one of those exceptions. "
她补充说：“很少有精装本比未来可能出版平装本卖得火，但这本肯定属于这种特例。”
tā bǔ chōng shuō : " hěn shǎo yǒu jīng zhuāng běn bǐ wèi lái kě néng chū bǎn píng zhuāng běn mài de huǒ , dàn zhè běn kěn dìng shǔ yú zhè zhǒng tè lì 。 "
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4.
A normal paperback edition of a book is roughly half the size of the iPad and slips snugly into a pocket while traveling.
一本普通的平装书大概只有iPad一半大，在走动时可以自然地放在口袋里。
yī běn pǔ tōng de píng zhuāng shū dà gài zhǐ yǒu iPad yí bàn dà , zài zǒu dòng shí kě yǐ zì rán de fàng zài kǒu dài lǐ 。
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5.
This would be a departure for her because she buys "20 or 30 new books a year, all paperback, all fiction" .
这有点违背她的消费习惯，她一般每年购买20到30本新书，不过都是平装本。
zhè yǒu diǎn wéi bèi tā de xiāo fèi xí guàn , tā yì bān měi nián gòu mǎi èr shí dào sān shí běn xīn shū , bú guò dōu shì píng zhuāng běn 。
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6.
The columnist Robert Samuelson tells the story in his book, just out in paperback, The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath.
专栏评论人罗伯特.萨缪尔森在他的书里讲述了这个故事，就是那本简装本的书，名为《恶性通货膨胀及其后果》。
zhuān lán píng lùn rén luó bó tè . sà móu ěr sēn zài tā de shū lǐ jiǎng shù le zhè ge gù shi , jiù shì nà běn jiǎn zhuāng běn de shū , míng wéi 《 è xìng tōng huò péng zhàng jí qí hòu guǒ 》 。
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His new book is out in hardback, but I'm not desperate to read it, so I think I'll save some money and wait for the paperback to come out.
他的精装本新书面市了，但我倒不是非看不可，所以我想，我会少花一点儿钱，等平装本出来。
tā de jīng zhuāng běn xīn shū miàn shì le , dàn wǒ dào bù shì fēi kàn bù kě , suǒ yǐ wǒ xiǎng , wǒ huì shǎo huā yì diǎn er qián , děng píng zhuāng běn chū lái 。
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"What was the point of putting out a paperback when the hardcover sales were so extensive? " she said.
她说，“那么在精装本销售还很火爆的情况下，推出平装本的时间点在哪儿呢？”
tā shuō , " nà me zài jīng zhuāng běn xiāo shòu hái hěn huǒ bào de qíng kuàng xià , tuī chū píng zhuāng běn de shí jiān diǎn zài nǎ er ne ? "
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If I was not a self-effacing Brit. I would mention the book myself, and I would add that it's available in paperback.
如果我不是一个谦逊的英国人的话，我会自己提到这本书，而且还会告诉大家它有平装版。
rú guǒ wǒ bú shì yī gè qiān xùn de yīng guó rén de huà , wǒ huì zì jǐ tí dào zhè běn shū , ér qiě hái huì gào su dà jiā tā yǒu píng zhuāng bǎn 。
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Instead, he hunkered down in his tiny home office here and channeled whatever remaining energy he could muster into a slim paperback.
相反，他盘坐在家中的办公房里，聚集一切剩余能量于编撰一本小册子之上。
xiāng fǎn , tā pán zuò zài jiā zhōng de bàn gōng fáng lǐ , jù jí yí qiè shèng yú néng liàng yú biān zhuàn yī běn xiǎo cè zi zhī shàng 。
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