jalopy

IPA/dʒəˈlɒpi/
KK[dʒəlˈɑpi]IPA/dʒəˈlɑːpi/

jalopy — 名詞

  • jalopysingular
  • jalopiesplural

1. a rough-looking old car that often stops working properly

1.名詞C2
釋義

破車

老舊又常出毛病的汽車

a rough-looking old car that often stops working properly

例句

Reuben keeps a rusty jalopy behind the barn for fishing trips.

Reuben 在穀倉後面放著一輛生鏽的破車，專門去釣魚時開。

collocation: rusty jalopy

The film opens with Adina racing a jalopy through crowded market streets.

這部電影一開始就是 Adina 開著一輛破車穿過擁擠的市場街道。

pattern: drive or race a jalopy

常見搭配
  • rusty jalopy
  • old jalopy
  • cheap jalopy
  • drive a jalopy
  • fix up a jalopy
同義詞
  • clunker

    another informal word for an old car that works badly

  • beater

    informal, often used for a cheap old car driven without much care

反義詞
  • new car

    a recently bought or recently made vehicle

  • luxury car

    a comfortable, expensive car in good condition

用法筆記

Used in informal American English, often with a humorous or critical tone for a car that looks shabby or cannot be trusted to run well.

常見錯誤

My father keeps his jalopy in perfect condition.
My father keeps his vintage car in perfect condition.
Jalopy suggests a shabby or unreliable car, not a carefully maintained one.
She drove the jalopy out of the new-car showroom.
She drove the new car out of the showroom.
Jalopy is not used for something new or polished.

常見搭配

常用片語

  • rusty jalopy
  • old jalopy
  • drive a jalopy
  • buy a jalopy
  • fix up a jalopy