iron

['aiən]

n.熨斗, 铁, 刚强
(复）irons: 镣铐
v.熨, 烫
adj.铁的, 刚强的

n.

1. 铁; (食物中所含的)铁质[U]

You're anemic, you must have some iron.

你贫血, 一定要吃些带铁质的食品。

2. 熨斗[C]

3. 刚强; 毅力[U]

There is more iron to her than I supposed.

她比我原先想像的要坚强得多。

4. 【高尔夫】铁头球杆[C]

5. 镣铐[P]

The prisoner was put in irons.

这囚犯被戴上镣铐。

vt.

1. 用铁铸成; 用铁包

2. 熨, 烫平

She's ironing his shirt.

她在烫他的衬衫。

vi.

熨衣, 烫平

a.[B]

1. 铁的

2. 刚强的

He is a man of iron self-control.

他是一个有极强的自制能力的人。

3. 残酷的

The people suffered under his iron rule.

民众在他的暴虐统治下受苦受难。

词形变化

动词过去式: ironed | 动词过去分词: ironed | 动词现在分词: ironing | 动词第三人称单数: irons |

词义辨析

同义:

n.钢, 铁

pig iron  cast iron  steel

n.锁链, 镣铐

fetters  chains  shackles  bilboes  trammels  bonds  manacles  handcuffs  cuffs

a.铁的

ironlike  ferrous  ferruginous  ferric  chalybeate

a.残酷的, 无感情的, 顽固的

stern  harsh  severe  unfeeling  cruel  grim  inexorable  ironclad  rigid  unbending  inflexible  adamantine  obdurate  stubborn  obstinate  tough  stony  steel  merciless

a.坚定的, 不屈服的, 强大的

hard  firm  unyielding  resolved  determined  decided  invincible  powerful  heroic  stalwart  mighty  strong  vigorous  robust

v.烫衣服

smooth  press  hot-iron  hot-press  

英英释义

名词 iron:

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

同义词：Fe, atomic number 26

a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head

implement used to brand live stock

同义词：branding iron

home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth

同义词：smoothing iron

动词 iron:

press and smooth with a heated iron

同义词：iron out, press

形容词 iron:

extremely robust

同义词：cast-iron

短语词组

iron out

1. 消除

He was determined to iron out the difficulties.

他决心解决困难。

have (too) many irons in the fire

1. 同时有几件事要办

I've got several other irons in the fire.

我同时还有另外几件事要办。

Strike while the iron is hot.

1. 趁热打铁。

补充

ironiron英:[ˈaiən] 美:[ˈaɪən]n.1.铁2.熨斗3.镣铐4.坚强, 刚强; 冷酷There is more iron to her than I supposed.她比我原来想像的要坚强得多。vt. & vi.1.熨平She's been ironing all afternoon.她一下午都在熨衣服。

例句

1. a five iron5号铁头球杆 2. The huge iron gate was locked.巨大的铁门被锁住了。 3. iron determination钢铁般的决心 4. a people living permanently in the iron grip of poverty一个长期深陷贫困的民族 5. He died in 1985 after ruling Albania with an iron fist for 40 years.他以铁腕手段统治阿尔巴尼亚40年之后, 于1985年去世。 6. I hate ironing shirts.我讨厌熨衬衫。 7. a freshly ironed shirt新熨的衬衫 8. to iron a shirt flat将衬衫熨平整 9. The criminal was ironed.那个罪犯被戴上了脚镣手铐。 10. to iron a bucket将桶用铁包起来 11. She's been ironing for an hour.她烫衣服已有一个小时了。 12. Damp clothes iron easily.湿衣服容易烫平。 13. her father had a will of iron.她父亲有钢铁般坚强的意志。 14. [as modifier]the iron grip of religion on minority cultures.对少数民族文化宗教的强硬统制。 15. a caulking iron.填隙器。 16. Fascism's iron hand.法西斯主义的高压手段。 17. they had ironed out their differences.他们已经消除了他们之间的分歧。 18. an iron bar铁棒 19. iron ore铁矿 20. The general has an iron(= very strong)will.这位将军有顽强的意志。 21. a steam iron蒸汽熨斗 22. Could you iron this dress for me?这条连衣裙可以给我熨一下吗？ 23. The bars/chains are (made of) iron.栏杆/链条是铁（制）的。 24. She has an iron deficiency. [=she does not have enough iron in her blood]她患有缺铁性贫血。 25. an athlete with legs/muscles of iron [=very strong legs/muscles]腿部/肌肉十分强健的运动员 26. She has a will of iron. [=she has a very strong will]她有钢铁般的意志。 27. a heated iron烧热的熨斗 28. a five-iron五号铁头球棒 29. They clapped/put the prisoner in irons.他们给囚犯戴上了镣铐 30. They slapped leg irons on him.他们给他戴上了脚镣。 31. "Although he won't say exactly what he's working on now, he says he has quite a few irons in the fire."他不肯说自己具体在做什么，不过他说了同时有好几件事情在做。 32. iron bars/chains铁栏杆；铁链 33. an iron fence铁栅栏 34. He has an iron constitution. [=he is very strong and healthy]他的身体十分健壮。 35. She has an iron will. [=she is very determined to get what she wants]她有钢铁般的意志。 36. an iron grip铁腕控制 37. I ironed the shirt.我把衬衫熨好了。 38. I ironed all morning.整个上午我都在熨衣服。 39. She ironed the wrinkles out of the dress.她将连衣裙熨平了。 40. Do you think we can iron out the creases in those curtains?你觉得我们能把那些窗帘的褶皱熨平吗？ 41. It'll take us a while longer to iron out the wrinkles/kinks in the network. [=to fix the small problems in the network]我们还需要一些时间来解决网络上的小问题。 42. We haven't been able to iron out our differences.我们彼此之间的分歧还未能解决。 43. They're trying to iron things out. [=work out their difficulties]他们在尽量克服困难。 44. The final details of the contract still have to be ironed out.合同最后的一些细节还须协商以达成一致。