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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
rust



rust [rust rusts rusted rusting] noun, verb BrE [rʌst] NAmE [rʌst]
noun uncountable
1. a reddish-brown substance that is formed on some metals by the action of water and air
pipes covered with rust
rust spots
a rust-coloured dress
see also rusty
2. a plant disease that causes reddish-brown spots; the ↑fungus that causes this disease

Word Origin:
Old English rūst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch roest, German Rost, also to ↑red.

Example Bank:
The lock was covered with rust.
The old padlock was red with rust.
Derived Word:rusted
Derived:rust away
 
verb intransitive, transitive
if metal rusts or sth rusts it, it becomes covered with ↑rust
Syn: corrodes
old rusting farming implements
Brass doesn't rust.
The floor of the car had rusted through.
~ sth Water had got in and rusted the engine.
see also rusty
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English rūst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch roest, German Rost, also to ↑red.

Example Bank:
The car had been rusting away in his garage for years.

 

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