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blurb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++blurb /blɜːb $ blɜːrb/ noun [countable]  INFORMATIONa short description giving information about a book, new product etc 〔书、新产品等的〕简介
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blurbComplex measures can not readily be turned into simply stated, understandable ballot blurbs.Nature is a kind of poetry for him; an Ecosphere is a book jacket blurb about the real thing.According to the official blurb, it means more consistent and comfortable shifting with improved performance and fuel economy.The Arizona Daily Star carried one short blurb in the back pages, but that was it.As for the blurb, do not read it.The aim, says the blurb, is to develop other publishing and ancestor-tracing businesses.I scanned the xeroxed blurbs and reviews.
From Longman Business Dictionaryblurbblurb /blɜːbblɜːrb/ noun [countable usually singular] informal MARKETINGa short piece of writing describing and advertising a book, film, or a new productThe blurb for her latest book describes her as ‘one of Britain’s best-loved art critics’.Origin blurb (1900-2000) An invented word
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blurb
blurb /blɜːb $ blɜːrb/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: An invented word
a short description giving information about a book, new product etc


blurbBrE /blɜːb/ 🔊NAmE /blɜːrb/ 🔊 nouna short description of a book, a new product, etc., written by the people who have produced it, that is intended to attract your attention and make you want to buy it (书的)宣传语;(生产商等的)产品推介