a/an (old/beat-up) jalopy
jalopy 常与不定冠词连用,表示一辆破车。
He drives an old jalopy.
他开着一辆破旧的汽车。
破旧汽车;破车
老旧且不可靠的汽车;破旧车;破旧的飞机
老旧且不可靠的汽车
a car that is old and unreliable
My uncle still drives that old jalopy to work every day.
我叔叔仍然每天开那辆破旧的汽车去上班。
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.
攒了几个月的钱后,她终于用一辆新轿车替换了她那辆噪音很大的破车。
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.
我们设法发动了那辆破旧汽车,但它的引擎在高速公路上一直噼啪作响。
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。
jalopy 常与不定冠词连用,表示一辆破车。
He drives an old jalopy.
他开着一辆破旧的汽车。
所有格形式常用于指代某人的破车。
That jalopy of mine is falling apart.
我的那辆破车快散架了。
She owned a jalopy for years.
她拥有一辆破车好几年了。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw three jalopy in the street.
正确表达I saw three jalopies in the street.
jalopy 是可数名词,复数形式为 jalopies。中文学习者常忽略名词复数,需要加 -s 或 -es。
grammar · medium
易错句子He bought an old jalopy car.
正确表达He bought an old jalopy.
jalopy 已包含“汽车”含义,加 car 造成冗余。中文学习者因直译“破旧汽车”而多加 car,应删去。
clunker 强调噪音大、状态差,jalopy 强调老旧且不可靠
heap 更口语化,指一堆废铁般的车,jalopy 含老旧但仍能开之意
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