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dust jacket

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈdust ˌjacket noun [countable]  TCNa paper cover of a book, which you can remove 〔书籍的〕护封,书套
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dust jacketA dust jacket, on the other hand, sets up expectations.The firm of Longman claims the first dust jacket, on Heath's Keepsake for 1835.Just look at the dust jacket.I shall refrain from doing so, though even the dust jacket has chosen to ignore that discretion.Unless, of course, you include the dust jacket.The publishers, on the dust jacket, add to this list teachers and students of community health.
ˈdust ˌjacket nounChineseSyllable
cover a paper book, which Corpus of a


dust jacket
ˈdust ˌjacket noun [countable]
a paper cover of a book, which you can remove


dust jacketBrE /ˈdʌst dʒækɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʌst dʒækɪt/ 🔊 (also ˈdust cover) nouna paper cover on a book that protects it but that can be removed (书的)护封,包封