rust

CET-6 大学 FREQ #12106 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 锈, 生锈, 衰退 vi. 生锈, 衰退 vt. 使生锈, 腐蚀

发音

US /ɹʌst/

词形变化

rusts 复数 rusts rusted rusting rusts 三单 rusting 现在分词 rusted 过去式 rusted 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

锈;生锈; 锈病

动词

使生锈;腐蚀

动词

生锈;成铁锈色;变迟钝

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation; it consists mostly of iron(III) oxide (ferric oxide) and iron(II) oxide (ferrous oxide).

    铁锈

    可数 不可数

    The rust on my bicycle chain made cycling to work very dangerous.

  2. 2.

    A similar substance based on another metal.

    可数 不可数

    copper rust

  3. 3.

    A reddish-brown color.

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus (Pucciniales).

    锈病

    可数 不可数
  5. 5.

    Damage caused to stamps and album pages by a fungal infection.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To oxidize, especially of iron or steel.

    不及物

    The patio furniture had rusted in the wind-driven spray.

    Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire.

  2. 2.

    To cause to oxidize.

    及物

    The wind-driven spray had thoroughly rusted the patio furniture.

  3. 3.

    To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust.

    不及物
  4. 4.

    To (cause to) degenerate in idleness; to make or become dull or impaired by inaction.

    及物/不及物 比喻
  5. 5.

    Of a black cat or its fur, to turn rust-coloured following long periods of exposure to sunlight.

    不及物

    It's very common for black cats to rust during the summer.

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词源

From Middle English rust, rost, roust, from Old English rust, rūst (“rust”), from Proto-West Germanic *rust, from Proto-Germanic *rustaz (“rust”), from Proto-Indo-European *rudʰso- (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”). Cognate with Scots roust (“rust”), Saterland Frisian rust (“rust”), West Frisian roast (“rust”), Dutch roest (“rust”), German Rost (“rust”), Danish rust (“rust”), Swedish rost (“rust”), Norwegian rust, ryst (“rust”), Finnish ruoste, Estonian rooste. Related to red.

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