"rust belt" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 铁锈带

Definition

“铁锈带”指美国东北部和中西部的一个地区，这里曾有许多工厂和重工业，但自20世纪末以来经历了经济衰退、工厂关闭和失业增加。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

该词是特指美国的一个区域，常出现在新闻、政治或社会学语境中，强调经济结构变化和工业转型，含有失落和怀旧色彩。一般不用于其他国家或工业衰退的泛指。

Examples

Many cities in the rust belt lost factories in the 1980s.

许多**铁锈带**的城市在20世纪80年代失去了工厂。

The rust belt was once full of industry.

**铁锈带**曾经工业发达。

Unemployment rates rose in the rust belt.

**铁锈带**的失业率上升了。

People in the rust belt are working hard to reinvent their towns.

**铁锈带**的人们正努力重塑他们的城市。

Many musicians and artists come from the rust belt.

许多音乐家和艺术家来自**铁锈带**。

After years of decline, some rust belt cities are finally bouncing back.

经历多年衰退后，部分**铁锈带**城市终于正在复苏。