kitchen-sink
adjective /ˌkɪtʃɪn ˈsɪŋk/
/ˌkɪtʃɪn ˈsɪŋk/
[only before noun]- (of plays, films, novels, etc.
) dealing with ordinary life and ordinary people, especially when this involves describing the boring or difficult side of their lives戏剧、电影、小说等 生活化的;描写普通人的生活的;揭示现实灰暗面的 CultureKitchen-sink drama is used particularly to describe British plays of the 1950s and 1960s that showed the conflicts or unpleasant quality of home life in a realistic way. Typical examples are John Osborne's Look Back in Anger and Arnold Wesker's Roots.