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单词 clunker
释义

clunker

noun

clunk·​er ˈkləŋ-kər How to pronounce clunker (audio)
1
: an old or badly working piece of machinery
especially : a dilapidated automobile
2
: someone or something notably unsuccessful
told a joke that was a real clunker

Synonyms

  • beater
  • crate
  • jalopy
  • junker
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Example Sentences

My first car was an old clunker that kept breaking down. That joke was a real clunker. The director's recent films have all been clunkers.
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Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1

clunker

noun

1
as in crate
a dilapidated old automobile she drove a clunker because she couldn't afford anything better

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • crate
  • junker
  • jalopy
  • beater
  • wreck
  • hulk
  • flivver
  • lemon
2
as in disaster
something that has failed a real clunker, the movie was soon littering the shelves of video stores everywhere

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • disaster
  • failure
  • disappointment
  • catastrophe
  • loser
  • dud
  • bust
  • bomb
  • miss
  • lemon
  • flop
  • fiasco
  • washout
  • mess
  • debacle
  • shipwreck
  • clinker
  • bummer
  • fizzle
  • turkey
  • frost
  • débâcle
  • dog
  • has-been
  • near miss
  • botch
  • hash
  • shambles
  • also-ran
  • muddle
  • nonstarter
  • nonevent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • blockbuster
  • winner
  • hit
  • success
  • smash
  • crackerjack
  • corker
  • phenomenon
  • dandy
  • jim-dandy
  • crackajack
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