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grindhouse

/grahynd-hous/US // ˈgraɪndˌhaʊs //UK // (ˈɡraɪndˌhaʊs) //

磨坊,磨房,磨坊主,磨坊式建筑

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Slang.

    • : Also grind house . a burlesque house, especially one providing continuous entertainment at reduced prices.
    • : a movie theater with inexpensive admission pricing that shows low-budget films one after another, throughout the day and all or most of the night.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Slang.

    • : of or relating to the low-budget films shown in these theaters, as exploitation films or B-movies: It’s an old grindhouse flick with cannibals hunting teens through an abandoned warehouse.His art films have a cheap grindhouse aesthetic.

Examples

  • Robert Rodriguez grindhouse gore-fest, Machete Kills, slices and dices its way into theaters on Oct. 11.

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