英语释义

1. worn-out also tired

2. old or damaged from being used too much

片语

pooped精疲力竭的

doty腐朽的

英汉例句

• a clapped-out dell laptop belonging to ewen callaway was donated to the computer recycling service store in the suburb of green lakes, north of the city.

  诶文考位的破烂dell笔记本电脑被捐赠给了城市北部绿湖郊区的电脑回收服务商店。

• his appeal sprang from who he was: a fresh young senator offering a new direction after the clapped-out administration of george bush and a safer pair of hands than the 72-year-old john mccain.

  他的吸引力源于他本身的特点：他是一名年轻的新参议员，可以在腐朽不堪的布什政府后为美国提供一个新的方向，同时他又比已经72岁的约翰·麦凯恩更加让人放心。

• travelling to afghanistan with the american air force is a more dignified way to go than with the clapped-out raf or afghan airlines.

  和美国空军前往阿富汗比起英国皇家空军或是阿富汗航空来，更显尊贵。

• 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剎停，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。

• 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。

• punting on clapped-out securities is now on many a hedge fund's list of favoured strategies.

  投资这些危机证券是近来对沖基金的优先战略之一。