英语词汇“clapped-out”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

furniture, cars, or machines that are in bad condition► in bad condition/shape

also in a bad state especially British · When I bought the chairs they were in very bad condition.· The car's in pretty bad shape, but I'll give you $300 for it.be in terrible/dreadful etc condition/shape · It's a nice piece of furniture, but in such terrible condition you won't get much money for it.

► rickety

furniture and other structures that are rickety are in such bad condition that they look as if they would break if you tried to use them: · The staircase was old and rickety.· They sat around the card table on rickety old chairs.· a rickety bamboo fence

► battered

something that is battered is old and in bad condition because it has been used a lot and treated roughly: · There was nothing in his office except for a few battered chairs.· Alex and Lisa used to drive around town in a battered old Fiat Uno.

► be falling apart

especially spoken if something is falling apart , it is gradually breaking into pieces, because it is old or badly made: · I need some new shoes. These are falling apart.· San Diego's public buildings are falling apart, but the city refuses to do anything about it.

► be on its last legs

if something is on its last legs , it has been used so much and is in such bad condition that you will soon not be able to use it any more: · The old car was on its last legs, and Renee knew she wouldn't be able to afford a new one.

► has seen better days

if something has seen better days it is not in the good condition it once was in, because it is old or has been used a lot: · The carpets, curtains, and cushions had all seen better days but still looked quite pretty.· She lived in a rambling Victorian house that had certainly seen better days.

► clapped-out

British informal /beat-up American informal use this about a vehicle or machine that is so old that it does not work properly: · Of course the carpet's a mess - all we've got is a clapped-out old vacuum cleaner.· She drives an old beat-up Ford.

单词	clapped-out
释义	clapped-outˌclapped-ˈout adjective British English Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Of course the carpet's a mess - all we've got is a clapped-out old vacuum cleaner. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS An old van and a couple of clapped-out motor bikes, and they let them get away. How do you turn a clapped-out Lada into a Mercedes while driving down the motorway? Making Out sounds most unpromising - about a group of women workers in a clapped-out Manchester electronics factory. On our first call, from a dreadlocked Rastaman, we are faced with a clapped-out Mini Clubman. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorfurniture, cars, or machines that are in bad condition► in bad condition/shape also in a bad state especially British · When I bought the chairs they were in very bad condition.· The car's in pretty bad shape, but I'll give you $300 for it.be in terrible/dreadful etc condition/shape · It's a nice piece of furniture, but in such terrible condition you won't get much money for it. ► rickety furniture and other structures that are rickety are in such bad condition that they look as if they would break if you tried to use them: · The staircase was old and rickety.· They sat around the card table on rickety old chairs.· a rickety bamboo fence ► battered something that is battered is old and in bad condition because it has been used a lot and treated roughly: · There was nothing in his office except for a few battered chairs.· Alex and Lisa used to drive around town in a battered old Fiat Uno. ► be falling apart especially spoken if something is falling apart , it is gradually breaking into pieces, because it is old or badly made: · I need some new shoes. These are falling apart.· San Diego's public buildings are falling apart, but the city refuses to do anything about it. ► be on its last legs if something is on its last legs , it has been used so much and is in such bad condition that you will soon not be able to use it any more: · The old car was on its last legs, and Renee knew she wouldn't be able to afford a new one. ► has seen better days if something has seen better days it is not in the good condition it once was in, because it is old or has been used a lot: · The carpets, curtains, and cushions had all seen better days but still looked quite pretty.· She lived in a rambling Victorian house that had certainly seen better days. ► clapped-out British informal /beat-up American informal use this about a vehicle or machine that is so old that it does not work properly: · Of course the carpet's a mess - all we've got is a clapped-out old vacuum cleaner.· She drives an old beat-up Ford. a clapped-out car, machine etc is old and in very bad condition
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