单词	rattletrap
释义	rattletrap noun rat·​tle·​trap ˈra-tᵊl-ˌtrap  : something rattly or rickety especially : an old car rattletrap adjective Example Sentences Are you still driving that old rattletrap? Recent Examples on the Web But the story doesn’t coalesce—to the extent that anything in the rattletrap narrative ever comes together—until the heroine gets a job at a fashionable department store. Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 27 May 2021 Given the rattletrap American health care system — which is far, far worse than Italy's — even that would probably not be sufficient. Ryan Cooper, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2020 The raucously rattletrap musical selections add a fitting, pungent quality to this delirium. Duane Bygre, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2020 From Pickwick Lake, the Mississippi DFW reports Alabama-rigs, single swimbaits, rattletraps, jerkbaits, and spinnerbaits are all catching pre-spawn bass. Frank Sargeant, AL.com, 23 Mar. 2018 But the daily reality for San Bernardino’s finest is entirely different: a corps savaged by budget cuts, rattletrap equipment, crushing workloads and sunken morale. Michael Wines, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2016 Saugeye have been biting around the rocky points of the main lake, mostly on small silver crankbaits and rattletraps. Colorado Parks & Wildlife, The Denver Post, 14 May 2017 In the post-Soviet era, demand for the boxy rattletraps plunged ruinously in the face of foreign competition. Neil Macfarquhar, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2016 See More Word History First Known Use 1822, in the meaning defined above rattletrap adjective as in ramshackle Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ramshackle tumbledown rickety rackety decaying abandoned decrepit deteriorating deteriorated godforsaken dingy unkept broken-down wrecked desolate forlorn tattered tumbledown dilapidated bedraggled tired worn-out damaged ruined ragged destroyed broken hurt dumpy beat-up injured tatterdemalion mangy impaired neglected scruffy shabby tatty harmed timeworn grungy seedy ratty scrubby tacky threadbare bombed-out down-at-the-heels sleazy run-down down-at-heel miserable dog-eared down-at-the-heel moth-eaten mean down-at-heels Antonyms & Near Antonyms new fresh rebuilt brand-new maintained reconstructed spiffy patched spruce mended kept-up cared-for smart See More
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