crock

/krɒk/ (bre, ipa) · /krɑːk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkräk/ (ame, mw)

crock — 名詞

  • crocksingular
  • crocksplural

1. a thick, heavy container shaped from baked clay, used for storing or cooking foo

1.名詞C1
釋義

陶罐

用烤製黏土做成的厚實儲物容器

a thick, heavy container shaped from baked clay, used for storing or cooking food such as soup, beans, or pickles.

例句

Nkechi spooned warm honey from a large brown crock into a glass jar.

Nkechi 從一個大棕色陶罐裡舀出溫熱的蜂蜜，倒進玻璃瓶。

countable noun: 'a crock of [contents]'

On the farmhouse shelf sat a row of clay crocks filled with pickled vegetables.

農舍架上擺著一排裝著醃菜的黏土陶罐。

plural usage: 'clay crocks'

同義詞
  • jar

    more general; any container with a wide mouth, not necessarily clay

  • pot

    broader term covering metal, plastic, or clay containers

  • earthenware

    the material rather than the object; uncountable

文法句型

a crock of [food]

用法筆記

Subject is usually a kitchen or storage object; the noun is often paired with 'of' plus a food name (a crock of beans, a crock of honey).

2. an elderly person whose body has grown weak, or a vehicle so worn out that it ba

2.名詞C2
釋義

老朽；破車

年邁衰弱的人，或破舊難用的車

an elderly person whose body has grown weak, or a vehicle so worn out that it barely works.

例句

Anjali joked that her grandfather was an old crock who still loved climbing mountains.

Anjali 開玩笑說她爺爺是個老朽，卻還喜歡爬山。

affectionate self-deprecation about age

Ilan refused to sell the rusty crock parked beside his garage.

Ilan 不肯把停在車庫旁的那輛生鏽破車賣掉。

applied to a worn-out car

同義詞
  • wreck

    stronger and more visual; also used of people who are exhausted, not just old

  • banger

    British slang for an old car only; not used of people

  • jalopy

    informal American word for an old car; dated

文法句型

an old crock

用法筆記

Almost always preceded by 'old'; informal and slightly humorous, sometimes used by older speakers about themselves.

常見錯誤

❌My phone is a crock.
✅My phone is junk.
💡'crock' for failing objects is mainly used of vehicles or, jokingly, of one's own ageing body, not of small electronics.

3. something silly and untrue that someone says to fool or impress other people.

3.名詞C2
釋義

胡扯；屁話

毫無根據又愚蠢的說法

something silly and untrue that someone says to fool or impress other people.

例句

Isabela laughed and said the whole rumour about the lottery was a crock.

Isabela 笑著說，那則樂透的傳聞根本是胡扯。

predicative: 'be a crock'

Xiu told the salesman his guarantee sounded like a crock and walked away.

Xiu 跟那位業務說他的保固聽起來就像屁話，然後就走了。

comparative: 'sound like a crock'

同義詞
  • nonsense

    neutral and standard; preferred in formal writing

  • rubbish

    British informal; broader, covering both ideas and physical waste

  • baloney

    American informal; old-fashioned but still understood

反義詞
  • truth

    the direct opposite; what someone actually believes or knows happened

文法句型

a crock

a crock of [noun]

用法筆記

Usually predicative ('is a crock', 'sound like a crock'); often intensified by 'complete', 'total', or 'load of'. The variant 'a crock of [vulgar word]' is rude and best avoided in formal writing.

常見錯誤

❌That story is crock.
✅That story is a crock.
💡the noun in this sense almost always takes the indefinite article 'a'.

crock — 動詞