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!
You must give the other half to the city of Venice.
你必须把另一半交给威尼斯城。
For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is tasting.