Wordiyopotboiler
🇬🇧 UK/'pɒtbɒilә/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A book, film, or other creative work of low quality produced quickly just to earn money
粗制滥造的作品（为糊口而写）
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.[cheap potboiler]低劣的烂作
- 2.[churn out a potboiler]赶制粗俗作品
- 3.[formulaic potboiler]套路化的滥作
- 4.[Hollywood potboiler]好莱坞商业烂片
Example Sentences
- 1.
The struggling writer churned out one potboiler after another just to pay the rent.
- 2.
Critics dismissed the film as a predictable potboiler with no artistic merit.
- 3.
Even great authors occasionally produced a potboiler when money was tight.