covered with rust 生锈的 rusty metal 生锈的金属 a rusty old car 生了锈的旧汽车
- [not usually before noun] (informal)
(of a sport, skill, etc. )体育运动、技能等 not as good as it used to be, because you have not been practising 荒疏;荒废;退步 My tennis is very rusty these days. 最近我的网球荒疏了。 I haven't played the piano for ages—I may be a little rusty. 我很久没有弹钢琴,可能会有点生疏。 My golf’s a bit rusty—I haven’t played for years! 我的高尔夫有点生疏了——我已经多年没打了! skills that grow rusty from disuse 因废弃而生锈的技能
Word OriginOld English rūstig (see rust, -y).