词汇 "it's better to wear out than rust out" 在中文的含义

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it's better to wear out than rust out

US /ɪts ˈbetər tu wer aʊt ðæn rʌst aʊt/
UK /ɪts ˈbetə tu weər aʊt ðæn rʌst aʊt/
"it's better to wear out than rust out" picture

成语

与其闲得发锈,不如累得发光

it is better to remain active and useful until the end of one's life than to become useless through inactivity

示例:
My grandfather refuses to retire, saying it's better to wear out than rust out.
我祖父拒绝退休,他说与其闲得发锈,不如累得发光
She keeps taking on new projects because she believes it's better to wear out than rust out.
她不断承接新项目,因为她相信与其闲得发锈,不如累得发光