n.a elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table
英汉双解大词典
coffee-table book(coffee-tablebooks)
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N-COUNT（可数名词）
A coffee-table book is a large, expensive book with a lot of pictures, which is designed to be looked at rather than to be read properly, and is usually placed where people can see it easily. 茶几上用来当摆设的书