"jalopy" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 破旧汽车
• 老爷车

Definition

一辆破旧、状况很差或快坏掉的汽车。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

‘Jalopy’ 是非正式、略带怀旧色彩的词，通常幽默或带点亲切地形容非常旧的车，很少指现代汽车。

Examples

My grandfather still drives his old jalopy to the store.

我祖父还开着他的旧**破旧汽车**去商店。

The rusty jalopy broke down on the way home.

生锈的**破旧汽车**在回家路上坏了。

He bought a cheap jalopy to practice driving.

他买了一辆便宜的**破旧汽车**来练习开车。

You can hear my jalopy coming from a mile away because it rattles so much.

我的**破旧汽车**因为太吵，老远就能听见。

That old jalopy has seen better days, but it still gets me where I need to go.

那辆老**破旧汽车**曾经风光，现在还能载我到目的地。

We squeezed everyone into Tim’s jalopy for the road trip, hoping it would make it.

我们挤进了蒂姆的**破旧汽车**去旅行，希望它能坚持下来。