clunker
noun [ C ] US informal uk/ˈklʌŋ.kər/ us/ˈklʌŋ.kɚ/
破旧不堪的汽车；年久失修的旧机器
an old vehicle or machine in bad condition
I had to drive my mom's clunker for a few weeks. 好几个星期我都不得不开我妈妈的小破车。
He worked long hours to keep his gas-guzzling clunker on the road. 他投入了大把时间，就为了让他那辆耗油的老破车还能在路上跑。
（质量低劣、毫无价值的）破烂玩意
something very bad in quality or completely unsuccessful
This new movie is a clunker by any standard. 这部新电影不管用什么标准都毫无价值可言。
Have you ever given a piece of advice that turned out to be a real clunker? 你有没有给过别人建议，结果却完全是个馊主意？
- More examples
- The county will have to tow away the clunkers that broke down.
- a plan to lease or sell efficient cars at affordable prices and encourage people to scrap clunkers
- We should close 30-year-old coal plants rather than keep those dirty old clunkers going.
- There's a group of clunkers - stocks whose profit growth prospects are so meager they will always disappoint.