• n. 破舊車；破舊的飛機

可能來自墨西哥城市Jalapa,因美國的許多二手車都被出口到這里而得名。

jalopy (n.)

"battered old automobile," 1924 (early variants include jaloupy, jaloppi, gillopy), of unknown origin; perhaps from Jalapa, Mexico, where many U.S. used cars supposedly were sent (see jalapeno).

1. I have a special passion for that jalopy.

我對那部老爺車有特殊的感情.

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2. The old jalopy clanked up the hill.

這輛破舊的汽車哐啷哐啷地爬上了山坡.

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3. You actually paid money for that jalopy?

你竟然花錢買了那輛老爺車?

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4. I'll use this jalopy.

我用這輛破舊車.

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5. " Ah, it was an old jalopy. "

“ 啊, 那是一輛舊車. ”

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