drive a clunker
指开一辆破旧或不可靠的汽车,语气口语化。
He still drives a clunker to work every day.
他每天仍然开一辆老爷车去上班。
破旧汽车;老爷车
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破旧汽车;老爷车
An old, unreliable car, especially one that runs poorly.
He still drives a clunker to work every day.
他每天仍然开一辆老爷车去上班。
My old clunker finally broke down on the highway, so I had to call a tow truck.
我的破旧老爷车终于在高速公路上抛锚了,所以我不得不叫了一辆拖车。
He saves money by driving a clunker to work instead of buying a new car.
他开着一辆破旧的车去上班,而不是买新车,这样省钱。
That clunker in the driveway hasn't been started in years.
车道上的那辆破旧汽车已经好几年没有发动了。
指开一辆破旧或不可靠的汽车,语气口语化。
He still drives a clunker to work every day.
他每天仍然开一辆老爷车去上班。
表示某事物或表演质量很差、不成功。
The movie was a real clunker.
这部电影真是个失败之作。
Not this
My car is clunker.
Use this
My car is a clunker.
clunker 是可数名词单数,表示“一辆破车”时前面必须有冠词 a。汉语没有冠词,所以容易漏掉;加上 a 后句子语法才完整。
Not this
The movie was so clunker.
Use this
The movie was such a clunker.
clunker 是名词,不能用 so 修饰;so 修饰形容词或副词,such a 修饰可数名词单数。把 so 改成 such a,才能表达“这部电影真是部失败之作”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
破旧的老爷车
He still drives an old clunker to work every day.
他每天仍然开着一辆破旧的老爷车去上班。
破旧不堪的车
My beat-up clunker finally broke down on the highway.
我那辆破旧不堪的车终于在高速公路上抛锚了。
开破车
I don't mind driving a clunker as long as it saves money.
我不介意开破车,只要能省钱。
真是个失败之作
That movie was a real clunker; the plot made no sense.
那部电影真是个失败之作,情节毫无意义。
一部烂片
The sequel was a clunker of a movie that disappointed fans.
这部续集是一部烂片,让影迷大失所望。
旧车换现金
A popular nickname for the 2009 U.S. Car Allowance Rebate System, which paid owners to trade in old, inefficient cars for newer, cleaner vehicles.
这是2009年美国‘汽车补贴回扣系统’的流行昵称,该计划向车主支付补贴,鼓励他们将老旧、高油耗的汽车换成更新、更环保的车辆。
Use clunker naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
听“clunk”一声闷响,老车颠簸发出的声音,加上“-er”就成了“clunker”老爷车。
语域:informal 常见场景:谈论旧车或车辆状况、评价电影、演出或产品失败 clunker 是日常口语词,通常用于非正式场合。表示“破旧汽车”时多用于谈论车况;表示“失败之作、蹩脚货”时比较常见于评论或吐槽。正式写作或严肃报道中较少使用。
可数名词,指故障频出的旧机器或旧车
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