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clunker

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Motor vehicles
clunk·er /ˈklʌŋkə $ -ər/ noun [countable] American English informal  1. TTCOLD/NOT NEWan old car or other machine that does not work well 破旧的汽车[机器]2. something that is completely unsuccessful because people think it is stupid or wrong 彻底的失败;毫无价值的东西
Examples from the Corpus
clunkerStudio executives should have put Jonathan Winters in a good show, not a clunker like this.It isn't a solitary clunker that produced a 103-85 loss to the Miami Heat that is offensive.It is also filled with unintentional clunkers that elicited inappropriate but inevitable laughs in this reviewer's living room.
clunk·er nounChineseSyllable
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clunker
clunker /ˈklʌŋkə $ -ər/ noun [countable] American English informal
1. an old car or other machine that does not work well
2. something that is completely unsuccessful because people think it is stupid or wrong


clunk·erBrE /ˈklʌŋkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈklʌŋkər/ 🔊 noun (NAmE, informal) an old car in bad condition 破旧不堪的汽车a serious mistake 严重的错误;大错