I see you've got another car. At least you didn't have to pay much for that old crock! 我知道你又买了一辆汽车,至少你不必花很多钱在那辆破旧得不能再用的车上了!
I'm beginning to suffer from rheumatism, and at times I feel like a right old crock. 我开始患风湿病了,常感觉似乎真象一名老朽了。
What do a young girl like you want with an old crock like me. 像你这样一个年轻的姑娘要我这样一个老朽做什麽呢。
crock
[ noun ]
a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
<noun.substance>
nonsense; foolish talk
<noun.communication> that's a crock
an earthen jar (made of baked clay)
<noun.artifact> [ verb ]
release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric
<verb.motion>
soil with or as with crock
<verb.contact>
Crock \Crock\, v. t. To lay up in a crock; as, to crock butter. --Halliwell.
Crock \Crock\ (kr[o^]k), n. [Cf. W. croeg cover, Scot. crochit covered.] The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut; also, coloring matter which rubs off from cloth.
Crock \Crock\, n. A low stool. ``I . . . seated her upon a little crock.'' --Tatler.
Crock \Crock\ (kr[o^]k), n. [AS. croc, croca, crog, croh; akin to D. kruik, G. krug, Icel. krukka, Dan. krukke, Sw. kruka; but cf. W. crwc bucket, pail, crochan pot, cregen earthen vessel, jar. Cf. {Cruet}.] Any piece of crockery, especially of coarse earthenware; an earthen pot or pitcher.
Like foolish flies about an honey crock. --Spenser.
Crock \Crock\, n. 1. a person who is worn out with age or illness. [PJC]
2. an old person who complains frequently about illness, especially imaginary ailments. [PJC]
Crock \Crock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crocked} (kr[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crocking}.] To soil by contact, as with soot, or with the coloring matter of badly dyed cloth.
Crock \Crock\, v. i. To give off crock or smut.
crock \crock\, n. nonsense; balderdash; humbug; -- usually used in the phrase a crock. [slang] [PJC]