Rust bowl
生锈地带（指美国东北部和中西部日益衰落的传统工业所在地区）; “锈铁碗”, 日渐式微（或不景气的）钢铁工业
🧩 词语组成解析
rust
[rʌst]
n. 铁锈;锈病，锈菌;荒废，停滞;锈，锈色;
vt.& vi. （使）生锈;[植]害锈病;变钝，荒废;
bowl
[bol]
n. 碗;一碗东西;碗状物;[体]木球;
vi. 参加保龄球赛;[体]投球;[体]玩滚木球;稳而快地行驶;
vt. 投掷或滚动（球）;滚球得分;表演保龄球;打倒，撞击;
🗣️ 情景例句
Now that the technical problems have been settled,
既然有关技术问题已经解决，
To squeal, to squeak
尖叫
It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty.
我突然感到这趟快车并没以时速90英里的速度呼啸前进，而是卟哧卟哧地向前爬行，时速仅30英里。