dime novel怎么读,是什么意思,单词翻译、读音

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英语单词:dime novel

意思翻译

dime novel

noun [ C ] US old-fashioned uk/ˈdaɪm ˌnɒv.əl/ us/ˈdaɪm ˌnɑː.vəl/

(主题通常为刺激历险或浪漫爱情的)廉价小说

a cheap, popular novel, especially one that tells a romantic or exciting story

He wrote dime novels inspired by the exploits of a real-life outlaw. 他写廉价小说的灵感来自于现实生活中一个亡命之徒的故事。 More examples

His life was as colourful as any dime novel.

In 1907 he started writing the "dime novels" that would make him one of America's all-time most popular authors.

She seldom read anything but a dime novel or popular magazine.

Calamity Jane was the tough-talking, hard-drinking, sharp-shooting heroine of many a dime novel.

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