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单词 clapped out
释义
clapped out
adjective
mainlyUKinformal
uk
/ˌklæpt ˈaʊt/us
/ˌklæpt ˈaʊt/
Clapped outmachinesareoldand nolongerworkwell:
（指机器）陈旧的，破旧的，残破的
[before noun]Shedrivesa clapped-outoldMini.她开一辆又破又旧的迷你车。
used todescribepeoplewho are verytiredorunhealthy:
（指人）疲劳的，乏力的；不健康的
Ifelttooclappedout to go toaerobicslastnight.昨晚我觉得太累了就没有去跳有氧健身操。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
In bad condition
  • battered
  • battle-scarred
  • be on the skidsidiom
  • beatsomeoneup
  • blasted
  • have seen better daysidiom
  • hors de combat
  • impaired
  • in good, bad, etc. repairidiom
  • in piecesidiom
  • ruined
  • runsomeone/somethingdown
  • sad
  • scarred
  • scuffed
  • the worse for wearidiom
  • worm-eaten
  • worn out
  • worse
  • worsening
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(Definition ofclapped outfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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Britain is once again left with a "clappedout" version.
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They wereclappedout, so when the first world war came we had to make them into four big rail operators and therefore reduce the idea of competition.
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Seventh, do not appoint someone who is "clappedout", that is, who lacks the necessary initiative.
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Pancras described some of them asclappedout.
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We were told that the locomotives on the line are soclappedoutthat they cannot continue beyond 1992.
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They justify skinflint employers andclappedoutmachinery and plant, which is what has been going on.
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Much of the existing stock isclappedout.
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If this person isclappedoutwill he not have the best health service in the world at his disposal?
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It will beclappedoutand breaking down.
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Some areclappedoutat 50; some are still full of go and vigour at 70.
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Our modem ships are excellent, but we still have too many old andclappedoutships.
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It is not enough to tell us, and to laugh when it is mentioned, that all the equipment isclappedout.
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Without the two landing platform docks are the centre of any possible amphibious action, but which are completelyclappedoutat present.
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The police would not welcome a power to remove worn out old tyres or bits ofclappedoutcar engines.
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To use a technical term, it isclappedout.
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