grindhouse
/grahynd-hous/US // ˈgraɪndˌhaʊs //UK // (ˈɡraɪndˌhaʊs) //
磨坊,磨房,磨坊主,磨坊式建筑
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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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
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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