pamphlet

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pam·phlet /ˈpæmflɪt/ ●○○ noun [countable]  TCNa very thin book with paper covers, that gives information about something 小册子 → leaflet a political pamphlet 政治宣传册

Examples from the Corpus

pamphlet• Was it to be an official Party document or a pamphlet in the name of Quintin Hogg?• Spreading literacy has meant more printed materials of all kinds, whether books, pamphlets or periodicals.• The Colonel could tell that the noise was distracting Amanda from her pamphlet, though she gave no outward sign.• Within a year half a million pamphlets had been sold.• The piles of pamphlets and the hand-outs went in the bin.• I sat back against a pine-stem and became lost in the pamphlet.• His hand was obvious in the writing of the pamphlet Whose Schools?From Longman Business Dictionarypamphletpam‧phlet1 /ˈpæmflɪt/ noun [countable] a thin book with paper covers, giving information about somethingThe new service is explained in aglossy pamphlet sent to the bank’s customers.pamphletpamphlet2 verb [transitive]MARKETING to deliver pamphlets in a particular areaEstate agents have been pamphleting Clifton, looking for houses and flats to sell.Origin pamphlet (1300-1400) Pamphilus seu De Amore “Pamphilus or On Love”, popular Latin love poem of the 12th century

pam·phlet nounChineseSyllable  

book that a paper covers, very thin with Corpus Business

pamphlet
pam‧phlet /ˈpæmflət, ˈpæmflɪt/ noun [countable]a very thin book with paper covers, that gives information about something ⇨ leaflet:
    a political pamphlet
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ booklet a very short book with paper covers that usually contains information on one particular subject: a free booklet on drug abuse | Have you read the information booklet?
   ▪ brochure a thin book with paper covers that gives information on something you may want to buy or advertises something: glossy holiday brochures | The hotel was nothing like it said it would be in the brochure. | The brochure shows you all the different types of washing machine.
   ▪ leaflet a small book or piece of paper, often only one or two folded pages, that advertises something or gives information on a particular subject: a leaflet about library services | They were handing out leaflets for the Socialist Party.
   ▪ pamphlet a very thin book with paper covers, in which someone writes about their opinions about something, or gives information about something: a political pamphlet | Paine wrote a pamphlet about slavery. | The pamphlet tells you all you need to know about growing cactuses.
   ▪ prospectus especially British English a thin paper book that advertises and gives information about a school, college, new business etc: I asked them to send me the college prospectus.
   ▪ flyer a small sheet of paper advertising something: People were giving out flyers advertising the fair.
   ▪ tract a thin short book, especially about a moral or religious subject - a rather formal use: Two women were handing out religious tracts.

pamph·letBrE /ˈpæmflət/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpæmflət/ 🔊 nouna very thin book with a paper cover, containing information about a particular subject 小册子；手册 SYN leaflet