rattletrap

n. 破马车, 老爷汽车, 破旧不堪的东西 a. 破旧的

发音

US

词形变化

rattletraps 复数 rattletraps

别名

rattle trap

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mechanical device, particularly an automobile, that is worn out, run down, or mechanically unreliable as indicated by noises it makes in operation.

    非正式

    Mom always worried about our safety in my friend's rattletrap. I told her not to worry, as it can't go fast enough to be dangerous.

  2. 2.

    Any piece of miscellaneous equipment or junk.

    过时
  3. 3.

    A type of noisemaker in which the teeth of a gear repeatedly bend and release a stiff tongue.

  4. 4.

    A person's mouth.

    过时 贬义 俚语

    Shut your rattletrap!

adj.
  1. 1.

    Mechanically unreliable or in disrepair.

    All services for the biggest embassy in the world will operate independently from the rattletrap utilities of the Iraqi capital. (speaking of the new US Embassy in Baghdad)

词源

From rattle + trap.

来源：wiktionary