rust away

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrust away phrasal verbHCMto be gradually destroyed by rust The blades of the swords have rusted away. → rust→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusrust away• But under the ground they were half rusted 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 wire rusts away.• The old mills just stood there, quiet, closed, rusting away.• His old heart was rusting away in there.• Cars and motorcycles had been confiscated or were rusting away useless for lack of parts.

单词	rust away
释义	rust away From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrust away phrasal verbHCMto be gradually destroyed by rust The blades of the swords have rusted away. → rust→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusrust away• But under the ground they were half rusted 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 wire rusts away.• The old mills just stood there, quiet, closed, rusting away.• His old heart was rusting away in there.• Cars and motorcycles had been confiscated or were rusting away useless for lack of parts.
随便看	close over etc close ranks close relation close relation close relation/relative close relative close round etc close run close scrutiny close season close set close set eyes close something with/by etc close something ↔ off close something ↔ out close that's close close thats close close the book on close the book on something close the curtains close the door on close the stable door after the horse has bolted close ties close to death etc close to death/tears/despair etc