hardback

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hard·back /ˈhɑːdbæk $ ˈhɑːrd-/ (also hardcover) noun [countable]  TCNa book that has a strong stiff cover 硬皮书，精装本in hardback His first novel sold over 40,000 copies in hardback. 他的第一本小说卖出了四万多册精装本。► see thesaurus at book —hardback adjective a hardback edition of ‘The Joy of Cooking’ 《烹饪的乐趣》的精装版 → paperback

Examples from the Corpus

hardback• Case bound a hardback book made with stiff outer covers.• Her sales have grown with each title; this is the first to have had a hardback.• These are large format, high quality editions produced to the standards you expect only from hardbacks.• The book is published by HarperCollins, and costs $15 in hardback and $4.95 in paperback.• It has sold 300,000 copies in hardback.• Letters published in FlyPost will receive a newly-launched hardback book.• At present hardbacks are just too expensive at around £15.99 a time; these prices do not encourage experimental or sample reading.• Paperbacks in general had pushed aside the hardback, except for the specialized and coffee table markets.• The hardback version spent three weeks on the Times bestseller list.

hard·back nounChineseSyllable  

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hardback

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hard‧back /ˈhɑːdbæk $ ˈhɑːrd-/ (also hardcover) noun [countable]
a book that has a strong stiff cover
    in hardback
    His first novel sold over 40,000 copies in hardback.
—hardback adjective:
    a hardback edition of ‘The Joy of Cooking’
⇨ paperback
     

THESAURUS

■ types of book
   ▪ novel noun [countable] a book about imaginary people and events: The film is based on Nick Hornby’s best-selling novel. | a historical novel
   ▪ fiction noun [uncountable] books that describe imaginary people and events: She reads a lot of romantic fiction.
   ▪ literature noun [uncountable] novels and plays that are considered to be important works of art: I’m studying American literature at university.
   ▪ non-fiction noun [uncountable] books that describe real people and events: Men tend to prefer non-fiction.
   ▪ science fiction noun [uncountable] books about imaginary events in the future or space travel
   ▪ reference book noun [countable] a book such as a dictionary or encyclopedia, which you look at to find information
   ▪ textbook noun [countable] a book about a particular subject that you use in a classroom
   ▪ set book British English, course book British English noun [countable] a book that you have to study as part of your course
   ▪ guidebook noun [countable] a book telling visitors about a city or country
   ▪ picture book noun [countable] a book for children with many pictures in it
   ▪ hardcover/hardback noun [countable] a book that has a hard stiff cover
   ▪ paperback noun [countable] a book that has a paper cover
   ▪ biography noun [countable] a book about a real person’s life, written by another person
   ▪ autobiography noun [countable] a book that someone has written about their own life
   ▪ recipe book/cookery book British English (also cookbook American English) noun [countable] a book that tells you how to cook different meals

II

hard‧cov‧er /ˈhɑːdkʌvə $ ˈhɑːrdkʌvər/ (also hardback) noun [countable]
a book that has a strong stiff cover
—hardcover adjective
⇨ paperback
     

THESAURUS

■ types of book
   ▪ novel noun [countable] a book about imaginary people and events: The film is based on Nick Hornby’s best-selling novel. | a historical novel
   ▪ fiction noun [uncountable] books that describe imaginary people and events: She reads a lot of romantic fiction.
   ▪ literature noun [uncountable] novels and plays that are considered to be important works of art: I’m studying American literature at university.
   ▪ non-fiction noun [uncountable] books that describe real people and events: Men tend to prefer non-fiction.
   ▪ science fiction noun [uncountable] books about imaginary events in the future or space travel
   ▪ reference book noun [countable] a book such as a dictionary or encyclopedia, which you look at to find information
   ▪ textbook noun [countable] a book about a particular subject that you use in a classroom
   ▪ set book British English, course book British English noun [countable] a book that you have to study as part of your course
   ▪ guidebook noun [countable] a book telling visitors about a city or country
   ▪ picture book noun [countable] a book for children with many pictures in it
   ▪ hardcover/hardback noun [countable] a book that has a hard stiff cover
   ▪ paperback noun [countable] a book that has a paper cover
   ▪ biography noun [countable] a book about a real person’s life, written by another person
   ▪ autobiography noun [countable] a book that someone has written about their own life
   ▪ recipe book/cookery book British English (also cookbook American English) noun [countable] a book that tells you how to cook different meals

hard·backBrE /ˈhɑːdbæk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɑːrdbæk/ 🔊 (also hard·cover especially in NAmE ) noun [countable, uncountable] a book that has a stiff cover 精装书◆What's the price of the hardback? 精装本多少钱？🔊🔊◆It was published in hardback last year. 这书去年以精装本出版。🔊🔊◆hardback books/editions 精装书；精装本  ➡  compare paperback