/daɪm; daɪm/
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!

n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin:'tenth part', from Latin decima]
a coin of the US and Canada, worth one tenth of a dollar
a dime a dozen
AmE informal very common and not valuable
British Equivalent: ten a penny
　PhDs are a dime a dozen nowadays.