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jalopy

英 [dʒə'lɒpɪ] 美 [dʒə'lɑpi]

解释

n. 破旧车；破旧的飞机

※ 提供单词"jalopy"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

jalopy 破旧的汽车

可能来自墨西哥城市Jalapa,因美国的许多二手车都被出口到这里而得名。

英文词源

jalopy (n.): "battered old automobile," 1924 (early variants include jaloupy, jaloppi, gillopy), of unknown origin; perhaps from Jalapa, Mexico, where many U.S. used cars supposedly were sent (see jalapeno).

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例句和用法

1. I have a special passion for that jalopy.: 我对那部老爷车有特殊的感情.

2. The old jalopy clanked up the hill.: 这辆破旧的汽车哐啷哐啷地爬上了山坡.

3. You actually paid money for that jalopy?: 你竟然花钱买了那辆老爷车?

4. I'll use this jalopy.: 我用这辆破旧车.

5. " Ah, it was an old jalopy. ": “ 啊, 那是一辆旧车. ”