[dʒəˈlɒpi]
(pl. -ies)
- (informal)an old car in a dilapidated condition
(非正式)破旧的汽车
- 1920s (originally US): of unknown origin
jalopy
■"Ah, it was an old jalopy."
“啊，那是一辆旧车。”
■A shiny, beautiful car isn’t impressive when it gets overtaken by an old jalopy;
一辆漂亮而耀眼的车被一辆老爷车追上时，他就没什么可炫耀了。
■IT IS more than two decades since America led the world intax reform, and what Ronald Reagan called "that old jalopy of our tax system"is looking in need of a lot more than a new spray of paint.
上次美国率先倡导税制改革已经是20多年前的事了，曾被里根总统称作“老爷车”的税收体制现在即使修修补补也无济于事。
■Unlike stereotypical road trips involving a beaten-up jalopy, male bonding and drunken debauchery, Zhu set out alone on a bicycle with a flask of green tea.
与老套的公路旅行的脚踏破旧车，三五成群，醉酒寻欢不一样的是，他仅携带一罐绿茶，骑着自行车便只身上路了。
■I had had this jalopy for two years until this accident.
五月又是母亲的季节，这应该是最好的礼物吧！
■You actually paid money for that jalopy?
你竟然花钱买了那辆老爷车？
■The kids hopped up the motor of their jalopy
孩子们拼命加大他们那辆破汽车的发动机功率。
■I have a special passion for that jalopy.
我对那部老爷车有特殊的感情。
■Diane : I'm thinking about it, but for the time being, I'll use this jalopy.
我是想买，但目前我还是用这辆车，对付着用吧。
■I'll use this jalopy
我用这辆破旧车。
■My jalopy may be old and ugly but it gets me where I want to go!
我的老爷车可能又老又丑，可是它可以带我去我想去的地方。
■Martha, my fellow student in my research lab called my car a jalopy, a word, meaning noisy old car, I never heard before.
有一回，重感冒而发烧头痛欲裂。随手拿起电话拨给妈妈，电话接通才意识到台湾是午夜时分，妈妈睡梦中醒来接听。
■When Aneesa's father was stabbed in the back by an angry customer, Aneesa became the sole crewer for her late father's gigantic jalopy and scoured the galaxy for the scum that left her an orphan.
有一次，一个恼羞成怒的客户从背后捅死了安妮莎的父亲，于是，安妮莎成了她先父的巨型老爷船里唯一的船员。她在全银河系搜捕那个把她变成孤儿的社会渣滓。
■A shiny, beautifulcar isn’t impressive when it gets overtaken by an old jalopy;
没有印象，乘一部老爷车能追上一部闪亮发光的美丽汽车；
■A jalopy still can run but only at great peril to life, limb and the common weal.
破旧的车虽能开动，却要危及生命和公益。
■jalopy n.
老爷汽车;
■jalopy racing
老爷汽车赛
■wecker, beat-up car, jalopy
老爷车
■and think about buying a new car instead of settling for that used jalopy.
考虑买辆新车，而不是继续勉强用那辆破得不行的旧车。
■Sarah: Richard, is your jalopy working today?
莎朗：里查德你的老爷车今天能开吗？
■-This the README for the Eclipse Plug-in d istribution of the Jalopy Java Source Code Form atter.
详细说明： This the README for the Eclipse Plug-in distribution of the Jalopy Java Source Code Formatter.
■The old jalopy clanked up the hill.
这辆破旧的汽车哐啷哐啷地爬上了山坡。
■Speed is more important than looking good. A shiny, beautiful car isn't impressive when it gets overtaken by an old jalopy; the same applies to software.
速度比好看更为重要。一台闪耀漂亮的汽车被一台破旧车追上时,是不能那给人好印象的,这同样适用于软件。
■Banks are being nationalized.The U.S. auto industry has the look of a jalopy with four flat tires.
银行将会被国有化，美国的汽车产业也会变成一个轮胎没气的老爷车，很难前行。
■speed is more important than looking good. a shiny, beautiful car isn’t impressive when it gets overtaken by an old jalopy;
（速度比“看起来完美”要重要的多。一辆漂亮而耀眼的车被一辆老爷车追上时，他就没什么可炫耀了。
■8. Speed is more important than looking good. A shiny, beautiful car isn't impressive when it gets overtaken by an old jalopy; the same applies to software.
（速度比好看更为重要。一台闪耀漂亮的汽车被一台破旧车追上时，是不能拿给人好印象的，这同样适用于软件）
■8.Speed is more important than looking good. A shiny, beautiful car isn't impressive when it gets overtaken by an old jalopy; the same applies to software.
（速度比好看更为重要。一台闪耀漂亮的汽车被一台破旧车追上时，是不能给人好印象的，这同样适用于软件）