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hard·cov·er /ˈhɑːdkʌvə $ ˈhɑːrdkʌvər/ (also hardback) noun [countable]  TCNa book that has a strong stiff cover 硬皮书，精装书► see thesaurus at book —hardcover adjective → paperback

Examples from the Corpus

hardcover• Indeed, the book is even now still in W H Smith's Top 20 hardcover fiction bestseller list.• The older works listed first are still widely read and most are generally available in both hardcover and paperback.• Current hardcovers offer some tempting summer reads.• The book, which received warm reviews when it was published, sold about 25,000 copies in hardcover.• Instead, the book has sold more than 1 million copies in hardcover and paperback.• Publishers would surely lose some money in a diminution of their sale of overstock hardcover books to discount stores.• She went on to the Sunday Times hardcover bestseller list for the first time.

hard·cov·er nounChineseSyllable  

that has Corpus a cover a book stiff strong

hardcover

I

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·coverBrE /ˈhɑːdkʌvə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɑːrdkʌvər/ 🔊 noun (especially NAmE) = hardback