paperback UK ['peɪ.pə.bæk] US [-pɚ-] noun countable ■a book with a cover made of thin card 平装书,简装本•a best-selling paperback一本畅销的平装书 •I'll buy some paperbacks at the airport.我要在机场买几本平装书。 •It will be published in paperback (= as a paperback) in March.这本书将于三月份以平装本形式出版。 Compare hardback ; softback |