potboiler

英 [ˈpɒtbɔɪlə(r)]

美 [ˈpɑːtbɔɪlər]

n.  为赚钱创作的书籍(或戏剧等); 营利文艺

复数：potboilers　

GRE

COCA.34002

牛津词典

noun

• 为赚钱创作的书籍（或戏剧等）；营利文艺
  a book, a play, etc. that is produced only to earn money quickly

柯林斯词典

• 为快速赚钱而粗制滥造的书籍（或电影）
  If you describe a book or film as apotboiler, you mean that it has been created in order to earn money quickly and is of poor quality.

英英释义

noun

• a literary composition of poor quality that was written quickly to make money (to boil the pot)

双语例句

• Her most recent potboiler was one of last year's bestselling paperbacks.
  她最近的急就章是一本去年出的畅销的平装书。
• This is just another legal potboiler.
  这就是另一本法律题材的烂作。