| 单词 | old banger |
| 释义 | > as lemmasold banger 5. An old motor vehicle, esp. one which runs noisily. Usually old banger. slang. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > old, worn-out crock1903 struggle-buggy1925 heap1926 crate1928 jalopy1929 clunker1930 junker1932 iron1935 fixer-upper1948 bomb1953 banger1962 hooptie1968 skedonk1970 gambo1971 1962 B. Knox Little Drops of Blood iii. 82 When we sell a car we've got to take in some old banger in part exchange. 1963 A. Bird & F. Hutton-Stott Veteran Motor Car Pocketbk. 129 Such cars were thought of insignificant historical interest by comparison with the pre-1905 Brighton Bangers. 1970 Oxf. Mail 24 June (Motoring Suppl.) 5/1 The paintwork may gleam, the highly-polished chromium may sparkle, but beware: the outward appearance may cloak a banger which could prove an embarrassment and a drain on the pocket for the rest of its life. 1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 2 Nov. 5/8 Banger racing driver ‘Dopey’ Don Stevens, who recently won the Dutch Championship, was convicted at Lymington Court yesterday of driving carelessly. 1985 Times 11 Feb. 13/7 It is true though that one misses out on one's husband's early years of struggle: the rented flats,..the third-hand old bangers, the terrifying overdraft. < as lemmas |
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