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单词 page-turner
释义

page-turner

[ peyj-tur-ner ]
/ ˈpeɪdʒˌtɜr nər /
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noun

a book so exciting or gripping that one is compelled to read it very rapidly.

Origin of page-turner

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby page-turner

pager, Paget, page-three, Paget's cell, Paget's disease, page-turner, Paget-von Schrötter syndrome, pageview, paginal, paginate, pagination
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Example sentences from the Web for page-turner

  • He constantly demotes Andrew to page-turner, and then promotes him back to the band.

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  • The whole process of making a book into a page-turner is all about the rubber bands placed inside the text.

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  • Cookbook For those who like consuming decadence, Fat is a page-turner.

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British Dictionary definitions for page-turner

page-turner

noun

an exciting novel, such as a thriller, with a fast-moving story
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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