| 釋義 |
rust /rASt; rASt/ n [U] 1 reddish-brown coating formed on iron by the action of water and air; similar coating on other metals: (鐵或其他金屬表面因潮濕與空氣作用而生的) Jt： ~- covered machinery; 生了鏡的機(jī)器; rub the ~ off sth. 從某物表面把鋪擦去。 2 (plant-disease with ~-coloured spots caused by) kinds of fungus; mildew; blight. (植物之) 鎖病; (使植物發(fā)生鐘病之) 各種霉菌; 毒; 鋪菌。 vt, vi [VP6A, 2A, C] (cause to) become covered with ~; (fig) become poor in quality because not used: (使) 覆有鏡; 生鐘; (喻) 因不用而變壞： Don't leave the lawn-mower out in the garden to ~. 不要把剪草機(jī)丟在花園里生鐘。 It's better to wear out than to ~ out, to become worn through use than to lose value by ~ing. 用壞總比不用而放著生績(jī)好。 -—less adj that does not 不生礦的： ~ ]ess steel, used for stainless cutlery, etc. 不鏡鋼。 ~Y adj (-ier, -iest) 1 covered with 生鈕曲 : ~y needles. 生繡的針。 2 in need of practice; out-of-date: 需要練習(xí)的; 過(guò)時(shí)的： My German is rather ~ y, hasn't been used for a long time and needs to be practised. 我的德文 (因經(jīng)年不用) 需要多加練習(xí)了。 3 (of black cloth) discoloured by age; dingy or shabby. (指黑布) 因太久而褪色的; 臟舊的; 碩舊的。 ~iness n [U]. |