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dime novel
noun[ C ]
USold-fashioneduk /ˈdaɪm ˌnɒv.əl/ us /ˈdaɪm ˌnɑː.vəl/
a cheap, popular novel, especially one that tells a romantic or exciting story: （主题通常为刺激历险或浪漫爱情的）廉价小说
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。
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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