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词汇 rustily
释义 rustily
adverb
uk /ˈrʌs.təl.i/ us /ˈrʌs.təl.i/

rustilyadverb (METAL)


in a way that is covered in rust(= a reddish-brown substance that forms on the surface of iron and steel as a result of reacting with air and water), or as if covered in rust:
The springs in the chair creaked rustily as I sat down.
I heard the sound of a key turning rustily in the lock.
An old boat chugged rustily downriver.
The door creaked rustily on its hinges when he pushed it.
The leaves danced rustily in the autumn sunshine.
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Physics: the state of matter
absorbency
acidic
allotropic
allotropy
compressible
crystalline
e-liquid
fluidity
impervious
melted
polyunsaturated
powdery
rarefy
reflective
rusty
scaly
self-healing
sloppily
sloppiness
sloppy

rustilyadverb (NEEDING PRACTICE)


in a way that shows that something or someone needs more practice:
The team started off rustily, but improved as they got into the game.
We should expect our muscles to work rustily for a while.
She often starts these tournaments rustily.
He spoke rustily, his words coming slowly and with difficulty at first.
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absent-mindedness
amnesia
amnesiac
anterograde
blot
bury
erase
featherbrained
forget
forget itidiom
forgetful
forgetfully
oblivion
remove
retrograde
retrograde amnesia
scatterbrained
scatty

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