rust

Word family

rust1 /rʌst/ noun [uncountableU]

1 HCMthe reddish-brown substance that forms on iron or steel when it gets wet 锈，铁锈 → rusty

There were large patches of rust on the car.

车上有大片锈斑。

2. HBPa plant disease that causes reddish-brown spots 〔植物的〕锈病

Examples from the Corpus

rust• Paint protects your car from rust.• Now first of all there was no rust on it, no barnacles.• Preparation consists of cleaning and degreasing: iron and steel need to be cleaned of rust.• The man who opened the door had a moustache the colour of rust.• Quantity and location of rust markings is important and should not exceed ten percent of body colour.• Clean and oil gardening tools to prevent rust.• Facing Mathis, some of the real ring rust shone through.• He even had the rust in the right places.

rust2 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

1 HCMto become covered with rust, or to make something become covered in rust （使）生锈

The metal had begun to rust.

金属开始生锈。

The gate was old and badly rusted.

大门很旧，锈得厉害。

2 rust away phrasal verbphr v HCMto be gradually destroyed by rust 锈坏，锈烂

The blades of the swords have rusted away.

剑刃已经锈坏。

Examples from the Corpus

rust away• But under the ground they were half rusted away.• Even I could see it was rusting away.• No-one had noticed that while they huddled together the armour-plating had rusted away.• Now, the Berlin Wall has fallen and the barbed wire rusts away.• The old mills just stood there, quiet, closed, rusting away.• These are rarely found complete as the blades are generally made of iron and have therefore rusted away.• His old heart was rusting away in there.• Cars and motorcycles had been confiscated or were rusting away useless for lack of parts.

Examples from the Corpus

rust• They are looking at some wire wool that has rusted.• His axe was near him, but the blade was rusted and the handle broken off short.• Several of the pipes have rusted and will need to be replaced.• Parts of the floor of the car had simply rusted away.• I rust everything out and then go get new ones.• The right panel dangled from its upper hinge, swaying slightly, its rusted hinge producing a soft, musical squeak.• The old typewriter had been rusting in my basement for years.• The roller coaster ride amounts to a 45-second once-around, its rusting superstructure scarier to look at than to ride.• Say it, if it's true, and I've done with you, you may rust unprovoked for me.• Our blood tastes of rusted weapons and hammered-out coins.• For example, the following extract comes from a discussion of rusting with a group of 5 and 6 year olds.

Origin rust1

Old English

rust1 nounrust2 verb

Chinese

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