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  4. buy a clunker

buy a clunker

/baɪ ə ˈklʌŋkər/
购买一辆破车

He decided to buy a clunker to save money on his first car.

他决定买一辆破车,以节省购买第一辆车的费用。


非正式

指购买一辆旧车或质量较差的车辆,通常是为了节省开支或临时使用。

She bought a clunker because she couldn't afford a new car.

她买了一辆破车,因为她买不起新车。

The mechanic warned him that the car he wanted to buy was a clunker.

机械师警告他,他打算买的那辆车是一辆破车。

这个短语通常带有贬义,指车辆质量差或性能不佳。

搭配

buy a clunker购买一辆破车sell a clunker卖一辆破车drive a clunker开一辆破车

同义词

buy a junkerbuy a beaterbuy a lemon

反义词

buy a luxury carbuy a new car

相关短语

a lemon短语
一辆质量差的车
a beater短语
一辆旧车或破车

专业提示

使用场景

这个短语通常用于非正式场合,如朋友之间的对话或日常交流。

黄金法则

避免误用

不要将“clunker”用于形容新车或高质量车辆,否则会显得不尊重。

词源

“Clunker” 一词源自英语,原指质量差或性能不佳的车辆,通常用于形容旧车或报废车。

用法说明

这个短语通常用于非正式场合,指购买一辆旧车或质量较差的车辆,带有贬义。

单词拆解

buy
购买
verb
+
a
一个
article
+
clunker
破车
noun
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