potboiler /ˈpɒtˌbɔɪlə/ (potboilers)

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） If you describe a book or movie as a potboiler, you mean that it has been created in order to earn money quickly and is of poor quality. 赚钱快质量差之物[表不满]

  例：

  All he wants to do is write a potboiler and get rich.

  他只想粗制滥造地写一本书致富。