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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- iron
['aɪən]
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1.
noun
[u]
(metal) 铁
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2.
noun
[c]
(for clothes) 熨斗
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3.
adjective
[+bar]
[ railings]
铁的
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4.
adjective
[+will]
[ discipline]
刚强的
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5.
vt.
[+clothes]
熨
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6.
n pl
irons (chains) 镣铐
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to clap sb in irons
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给某人戴上镣铐
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- iron
[ˈaɪən]
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1.
n.[u]
[Chemistry]
铁
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A brand simply means a mark made by a hot instrument such as a branding iron applied to cattle.
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简单的说，烙印是指用滚烫的器具所做出的一个标记，比如用火热的烙铁在牲口上烙上一个印记。
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2.
n.[c]
[Golf]
铁头球棒
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She hit a glorious seven iron to ten feet before holing for her birdie.
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在她的小鸟球打洞之前，她用7号铁头球棒打了一个漂亮的离洞10英尺的球。
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3.
n.[c]
烙铁，火印
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4.
n.[c]
熨斗
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We ironed our best uniforms, sharing one electric iron.
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我们共用一个电熨斗，熨好了我们最好的制服。
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5.
n.[c]
铁器，铁制的工具
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Iron, tin and copper industries were dependent on coastal trade.
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钢铁工业、锡工业和铜业依赖沿海贸易。
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6.
n.[c]
镣铐
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They kept him in irons until they arrived at the prison.
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他们一直被铐着镣铐，直到抵达监狱。
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7.
adjective
坚强的；强健的；健全的
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She was rescued by a man with an iron constitution.
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她被一个体格强健的男子所救。
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8.
adjective
含铁的，铁制的
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At the entrance to the driveway were large iron gates.
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在车道的入口，有一些巨大的铁门。
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9.
verb
熨（衣服）
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My mother will teach me to iron shirts before i get married.
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我母亲会在我结婚之前教我如何熨衬衫。
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She stood there ironing.
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她站在那里熨衣服。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- iron
['aɪən]
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n
a malleable ductile silvery-white ferromagnetic metallic element occurring principally in haematite and magnetite. It is widely used for structural and engineering purposes. Symbol: Fe; atomic no: 26; atomic wt: 55.847; valency: 2,3,4, or 6; relative density: 7.874; melting pt: 1538°C; boiling pt: 2862°C - See also steel cast iron wrought iron pig iron
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2.
n
(as modifier)
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iron railings
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3.
n
any of certain tools or implements made of iron or steel, esp for use when hot
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a grappling iron
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a soldering iron
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4.
n
an appliance for pressing fabrics using dry heat or steam, esp a small electrically heated device with a handle and a weighted flat bottom
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5.
n
any of various golf clubs with narrow metal heads, numbered from 1 to 9 according to the slant of the face, used esp for approach shots
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a No. 6 iron
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6.
n
an informal word for harpoon
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7.
n
[US]
[Slang]
a splintlike support for a malformed leg
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8.
n
great hardness, strength, or resolve
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a will of iron
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9.
n
short for iron meteorite
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10.
n
See shooting iron
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11.
adj
very hard, immovable, or implacable
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iron determination
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12.
adj
very strong; extremely robust
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an iron constitution
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13.
adj
cruel or unyielding
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he ruled with an iron hand
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14.
vb
to smooth (clothes or fabric) by removing (creases or wrinkles) using a heated iron; press
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15.
vt.
[tr]
to furnish or clothe with iron
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16.
vt.
[tr]
[rare]
to place (a prisoner) in irons
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17.
vt.
See also iron out irons
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18.
vt.
[Etymology]
Old English iren; related to Old High German isan, Old Norse jarn; compare Old Irish iarn
Examples
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A magnet attracts iron and steel.
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磁石吸钢铁。
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Iron conducts electricity.
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铁导电。
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an electric iron
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电熨斗
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an iron constitution
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强健的体格
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a warm iron
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不太烫的熨斗
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