rattletrap [
'rætl.`træp]
n. 破马车, 老爷汽车, 破旧不堪的东西
a. 破旧的
Rattletrap \Rat"tle*trap`\ (-tr[a^]p`), n.
Any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly. [Colloq.]
--A. Trollope.
- Shortly after, one of the most devastating earthquakes in recent history destroyed the family's rattletrap apartment building.