jalopies

My uncle still drives that old jalopy to work every day.

用法提示：jalopy 是名词，作 drives 的宾语，指一辆破旧汽车。

After saving for months, she finally replaced her noisy jalopy with a new sedan.

用法提示：jalopy 是名词，在这里指她那辆旧且不可靠的汽车。

We managed to start the old jalopy, but its engine kept sputtering on the highway.

用法提示：jalopy 是名词，作 start 的宾语，表示一辆老旧、不太可靠的汽车。