rusty adj. 1.生了锈的,上锈的;腐蚀了的。 2.由锈而成的,因锈而生的;【植物;植物学】患锈病的。 3.锈色的;褪了色的;陈旧的。 4.(因不使用)变得不能用的,变荒疏的,变拙劣了的,变钝了的。 His Greek is a little rusty. 他的希腊语生疏了。 He is getting rusty. 他渐渐落伍了。 adv. -ily ,-iness n. adj. 〔方言〕发脾气的,恼怒的。 He turned rusty. 他发火了。 cut up rusty 发脾气的。 adj. 有腐烂臭味的,开始腐烂的。
sword n. 1.剑,刀;〔军俚〕刺刀。 2.〔the sword〕武力;兵权;权力;杀戮,战争。 the sword and the purse 武力和财力。 the sword of justice 司法权。 the sword of the Spirit 上帝的话。 the fire and sword (侵略军的)烧杀;强暴的军事手段。 the sword of State [honour] 国剑〔大节日在英王前所捧的宝剑〕。 at the point of the sword 被迫,在威胁下。 be at sword's points (with each other) (彼此)不和。 cross swords 交锋,决斗;争论 (with)。 draw the sword 拔剑;发动战争。 measure swords (决斗前)检查剑长;决斗,战斗 (with)。 put to the sword 杀死。 put up [sheathe] the sword 收剑,把剑插进鞘里;停止战争,讲和。 throw one's sword into the scale 采取使用武力的办法。 wear the sword 当兵。 worry the sword (比赛击剑时)不断地快刺以乱对手阵脚。
It is really foolish of you to buy such a rusty sword . 你真傻,买了一把生锈的剑。
My next care was for some ammunition and arms ; there were two very good fowling - pieces in the great cabbin , and two pistols , these i secur d first , with some powder - horns , and a small bag of shot , and two old rusty swords ; i knew there were three barrels of powder in the ship , but knew not where our gunner had stow d them , but with much search i found them , two of them dry and good , the third had taken water , those two i got to my raft , with the arms , and now i thought my self pretty well freighted , and began to think how i should get to shore with them , having neither sail , oar , or rudder , and the least cap full of wind would have overset all my navigation 这时,我只好用桨作锚,把木排一边固定在一片靠近河岸的平坦的沙滩上,以等待潮水涨高,漫过沙滩再说。后来,潮水果然继续上涨,漫上沙滩,等水涨得够高了,我就把木排撑过去,因为木排吃水有一尺多深。到了那儿,我用两支断桨插入沙滩里,前后各一支,把木排停泊好,单等潮水退去,就可把木排和货物品平安安地留在岸上了。