dime
n
1 coin of the US and Canada worth ten cents 美国、 加拿大的10分铸币. =>App 4 见附录4.
2 (idm 习语) a ,dime a `dozen (infml 口) nearly worthless or very common 几乎一文不值的; 极便宜的; 很普通的
Novels like this one are a dime a dozen
write something original! 这样的小说多得很, 还是写些新鲜的东西罢!
This is because the surface of the earth is not flat but round.
因为地球表面不是平的,而是圆的。
He passed his exams, and even better, when he left university he had earned enough money to start his own business, offering guide services to tourists.
他考试过关了,更惬意的是,他大学毕业时,所赚的钱足够他开始经营自己的行业--为游客提供导游服务。
He had a gift for thinking up ways of making political points.