1. | [u] 铁a chemical element. Iron is a hard strong metal that is used to make steel and is also found in small quantities in blood and food. |
cast/wrought/corrugated iron 铸铁;熟铁;波纹铁 | |
iron gates/bars/railings 铁门;铁栅;铁栏杆 | |
an iron and steel works 钢铁厂 | |
iron ore(= rock containing iron) 铁矿石 | |
patients with iron deficiency(= not enough iron in their blood) 缺铁型病人 | |
iron tablets(= containing iron prepared as a medicine) 含铁的药片 | |
She had a will of iron(= it was very strong) . 她有钢铁般的意志。 |
2. | [c] 熨斗a tool with a flat metal base that can be heated and used to make clothes smooth |
a steam iron 蒸汽熨斗 |
3. | [c] 铁器;金属工具a tool made of iron or another metal |
4. | [pl] (尤指旧时的)镣铐chains or other heavy objects made of iron, attached to the arms and legs of prisoners, especially in the past |
5. | [c] 铁头球棒one of the set of clubs (= sticks for hitting the ball with) that have a metal head |
1. | [t][i] ~ (sth) (用熨斗)熨,烫平to make clothes, etc. smooth by using an iron |
I'll need to iron that dress before I can wear it. 我得先把那件连衣裙烫平再穿。 | |
He was ironing when I arrived. 我到的时候他正在熨衣服。 |
1. | [obn] 坚强的;强硬坚定的very strong and determined |
She was known as the ‘Iron Lady’. 大家都称她为“铁娘子”。 | |
a man of iron will 意志坚强的男子 |