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词汇 catchpenny
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Definition of catchpenny in English:

catchpenny

adjectiveˈkatʃpɛniˈkɛtʃˌpɛni
  • attributive Having a cheap superficial attractiveness designed to encourage quick sales.

    (商品)廉价而花哨的

    the catchpenny world of commercial publishing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Don't let your lip curl at the catchpenny title - the book contains much that would be of value to any writer.
    • Indeed, by this time I'd gone off his work in a big way, largely because of his sonnets, which I thought were atrocious and boring, somewhat catchpenny.
    • ‘She is an example of a well-known phenomenon of people who almost consciously write catchpenny entertainment they know is well beneath them,’ he said.
    • As I have remarked before, you should not be put off by the catchpenny title.

Definition of catchpenny in US English:

catchpenny

adjectiveˈkeCHˌpenēˈkɛtʃˌpɛni
  • attributive Having a cheap superficial attractiveness designed to encourage quick sales.

    (商品)廉价而花哨的

    the catchpenny world of commercial publishing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘She is an example of a well-known phenomenon of people who almost consciously write catchpenny entertainment they know is well beneath them,’ he said.
    • As I have remarked before, you should not be put off by the catchpenny title.
    • Indeed, by this time I'd gone off his work in a big way, largely because of his sonnets, which I thought were atrocious and boring, somewhat catchpenny.
    • Don't let your lip curl at the catchpenny title - the book contains much that would be of value to any writer.
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