Rust Belt
noun [ C ] US (also rust belt, rustbelt) uk/ˈrʌst ˌbelt/ us/ˈrʌst ˌbelt/
锈带（尤指美国衰败的工业州）
an area where there was previously a lot of industry but where most factories are now closed, especially used to refer to some states in the US
Pittsburgh adjusted to industrial decline better than many parts of the Rust Belt. 匹兹堡对工业衰退的适应能力比锈带的许多地方要好。
a small town in the heart of the rustbelt 锈带中心的一个小镇
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- The '90s were good times in the Rust Belt.
- In the Rust Belt of the United States, community groups are converting abandoned land into productive gardens.
- Rust belts are being occupied with new technologies.