clunker

英 [ˈklʌŋkə(r)]

美 [ˈklʌŋkər]

n.  破旧不堪的汽车; 严重的错误; 大错

COCA.25800

牛津词典

noun

• 破旧不堪的汽车
  an old car in bad condition
• 严重的错误；大错
  a serious mistake

柯林斯词典

• 破旧的机器;(尤指)破旧不堪的汽车
  If you describe a machine, especially a car, as aclunker, you mean that it is very old and almost falling apart.

双语例句

• Your car is a real clunker.
  你的车真是老爷车。
• If the year were a Government Motors car, it would be a clunker.
  如果这一年是政府汽车年，那也是一辆破车。
• That's what I'm going to do. I'm sick and tired of fixing this clunker!
  我正准备这么做。我已经厌烦修理这部破车了。
• I don't want to ride in an old beat-up clunker!
  我不想坐又旧又烂的「铜罐仔」车！