clapped-out

常见例句

There are no taxis or public transport of any sort, bar the ubiquitous, clapped-out, jam-packed minibus taxis.
这里只有满街跑的小公交，一队一队的，又烂又挤，没有出租车，也没有其它公共交通设施。
Sensible regulations not only make it easier for new firms to get started, but also help established firms change direction and clapped-out firms declare bankruptcy.
合理的规章制度不仅有利于新公司的建立，同时还能帮助运转中的公司掉转方向，也使撑不下去的公司尽快宣布破产。
They would jeer whenever they saw one of those alien visitors in their clapped-out cars that would jerk to a halt in the market place and issue copious amounts of soot and smoke in the process.
那些外来的观光客乘着陈旧的老爷车来到市场内猛然刹停，这期间排放了大量的烟尘废气。当地人只要与之一照面，就会加以冷嘲热讽，一个也不会放过。

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