1HCMto 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。
2rust awayphrasal verbphr vHCMto 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 halfrusted 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 wirerusts 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 awayuseless for lack of parts.
Examples from the Corpus
rust• They are looking at some wirewool 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 paneldangled from its upperhinge, swaying slightly, its rusted hinge producing a soft, musicalsqueak.• The old typewriter had been rusting in my basement for years.• The rollercoasterride amounts to a 45-second once-around, its rustingsuperstructurescarier to look at than to ride.• Say it, if it's true, and I've done with you, you may rustunprovoked for me.• Our bloodtastes of rustedweapons and hammered-out coins.• For example, the following extract comes from a discussion of rusting with a group of 5 and 6 year olds.