英语词汇“iron”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

iron

(aɪəʳn )

Word forms: irons , ironing , ironed

1. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] B1

Iron is an element which usually takes the form of a hard, dark-grey metal. It is used to make steel, and also forms part of many tools, buildings, and vehicles. Very small amounts of iron occur in your blood and in food.

The huge, iron gate was locked.

...the highest-grade iron ore deposits in the world.

Some would call these odd pieces of iron and wood 'antiques'.

He was a tall, lanky man with iron-grey hair.

2. See also cast iron

3. countable noun B1+

An iron is an electrical device with a flat metal base. You heat it until the base is hot, then rub it over clothes to remove creases.

4. verb B1+

If you iron clothes, you remove the creases from them using an iron.

She used to iron his shirts. [VERB noun]

...a freshly ironed shirt. [VERB-ed]

ironing uncountable noun B1+

I managed to get all the ironing done this morning.

5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

You can use iron to describe the character or behaviour of someone who is very firm in their decisions and actions, or who can control their feelings well.

...a man of icy nerve and iron will.

She delighted in the nickname, the 'iron lady'.

Synonyms: inflexible, hard, strong, tough

6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

Iron is used in expressions such as an iron hand and iron discipline to describe strong, harsh, or unfair methods of control which do not allow people much freedom.

He died in 1985 after ruling Albania with an iron fist for 40 years.

...a people living permanently in the iron grip of poverty.

7. irons in the fire phrase

If someone has a lot of irons in the fire, they are involved in several different activities or have several different plans.

Too many irons in the fire can sap your energy and prevent you from seeing which path to take.

8. to pump iron phrase [VERB inflects]

If someone pumps iron, they exercise by lifting weights using special machines. [informal]

Phrasal verbs:

iron out

phrasal verb

If you iron out difficulties, you resolve them and bring them to an end.

It was in the beginning, when we were still ironing out problems. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

The various groups had now managed to iron out their differences. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]

[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]

Image of iron

Idioms:

with an iron fist

with great force and often violence

The Generals have ruled the nation with an iron fist for more than half of its independent existence.

strike while the iron is hot

to act immediately, while you have the best chance of succeeding at something

This is the week to get plans off the ground. It's time to strike while the iron is hot.

cast iron or cast-iron

absolutely certain and to be believed

Even if one could visualize her as a murderer, she has a cast-iron alibi.

Collocations:

absorb iron

Vitamin C helps the body to absorb iron from food.

Times, Sunday Times (2008)

Women seem to have been designed by nature to absorb iron more effectively from their food than have men.

Miracle Micronutrients (1987)

The body absorbs iron from meat and fish more easily than from eggs and vegetables.

Times, Sunday Times (2008)

hair iron

His wave required the use of a special hot hair iron and needed to be done by an experienced hairdresser.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

The company produces a limited edition pink hair iron every year, with 10 of the sale price being donated in support the charity.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

At that time, hair irons were round and could not hold the hair tightly.

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iron mine

He added that contamination from an old iron mine might explain the bright rust colour.

Times, Sunday Times

At 1am they were made to walk towards a flooded iron mine.

Times, Sunday Times

The protesters were angry over officials keeping funds given by an iron mine for residents to build a road.

Times, Sunday Times

It includes an old iron mine and ore processing plant.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

Some of the people missing were workers for an iron mine.

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iron minerals

It releases an electrical charge while 'breathing' iron minerals, experiments showed.

The Sun

They normally contain fossil debris and sometimes the fossils are partly or entirely replaced by iron minerals.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

There are also numerous excavations that included iron minerals.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

The most reactive of the iron minerals are the iron sulfides and oxides.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

The nodules consist of iron minerals, carbon substances and mica; as the metamorphic temperature rises, minerals such as andalusite or chiastolite increasingly occur.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

iron railings

The wooden and iron railings in front of the houses were broken, and the people were piled by hundreds in the cellars.

Times, Sunday Times

Expect exposed beams, patterned floor tiles and stone stairs with original wrought iron railings.

Times, Sunday Times

The windows have original slatted shutters and ornate iron railings in front.

Times, Sunday Times

The iron railings leading up to the front door have warped and sit precariously in their holdings, like an unsteady drunk.

Times, Sunday Times

Furious battles were twice fought outside its high iron railings.

Times, Sunday Times

iron rule

The account of her subsequent life told how, as empress, with her iron rule she brought her nation to ruin.

Times, Sunday Times

But a combination of high literacy and an iron rule of censorship was all too familiar among other tyrants from behind the iron curtain.

Times, Sunday Times

No matter the size of your data, it will ultimately buckle under the iron rule of data: garbage in, garbage out.

Times, Sunday Times

Obviously, this isn't an absolute, iron rule.

Times, Sunday Times

Her iron rule of campus invariably revolved around her authority over finances, including expenditures of federal grants.

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iron supplement

Essentially, they were an iron supplement, containing mostly sugar, starch and an iron sulphate.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

Iron supplements and foods such as lean red meat, liver, beans and dark green leafy vegetables will help.

The Sun

Most cases are treatable by eating iron-rich foods including meat, eggs, cereal, dried fruit and leafy greens such as spinach, or by taking iron supplements.

The Sun

I'd advise against iron supplements, unless your doctor has recommended that you take them.

Times, Sunday Times

Nothing but sleep, iron supplements and maybe a detox will make them disappear completely.

Times, Sunday Times

molten iron

Out came a flowing river of molten iron.

Times, Sunday Times

Earth's magnetic field, generated by molten iron moving in its core, deflects radiation that would otherwise blast its atmosphere into space.

Times, Sunday Times

This meant that its molten iron core cooled and solidified.

The Sun

Molten iron scorches a channel under the platform on which the blast furnace manager stands before the red-hot metal drops into a vast cauldron.

Times, Sunday Times

It's just like a miracle, like molten iron coming out of a furnace, and the energy, the imagination.

Times, Sunday Times

rusty iron

Or the marks could be left, after washing, by a rusty iron.

Times,Sunday Times

There are even real bits of this corkscrew escalator-ramp thingy - timber and rusty iron chains - on display.

Times, Sunday Times

It was the time of year when wayside plants are drying up - docks the colour of rusty iron; mallows hanging limp.

Times, Sunday Times

Its rusty iron surfaces, meanwhile, seem to expand the artistic conversation quickly to issues of ecology and the despoliation of the natural world.

Times, Sunday Times

They were rusty iron bedsteads with two-inch horsehair mattresses.

Times, Sunday Times

Translations:

Chinese: 铁, 烫平, 熨斗, 坚强的

Japanese: 鉄, アイロンをかける, アイロン, 強固な

单词	iron
释义	iron (aɪəʳn ) Word forms: irons , ironing , ironed 1. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] B1 Iron is an element which usually takes the form of a hard, dark-grey metal. It is used to make steel, and also forms part of many tools, buildings, and vehicles. Very small amounts of iron occur in your blood and in food. The huge, iron gate was locked. ...the highest-grade iron ore deposits in the world. Some would call these odd pieces of iron and wood 'antiques'. He was a tall, lanky man with iron-grey hair. 2. See also cast iron 3. countable noun B1+ An iron is an electrical device with a flat metal base. You heat it until the base is hot, then rub it over clothes to remove creases. 4. verb B1+ If you iron clothes, you remove the creases from them using an iron. She used to iron his shirts. [VERB noun] ...a freshly ironed shirt. [VERB-ed] ironing uncountable noun B1+ I managed to get all the ironing done this morning. 5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You can use iron to describe the character or behaviour of someone who is very firm in their decisions and actions, or who can control their feelings well. ...a man of icy nerve and iron will. She delighted in the nickname, the 'iron lady'. Synonyms: inflexible, hard, strong, tough 6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Iron is used in expressions such as an iron hand and iron discipline to describe strong, harsh, or unfair methods of control which do not allow people much freedom. He died in 1985 after ruling Albania with an iron fist for 40 years. ...a people living permanently in the iron grip of poverty. 7. irons in the fire phrase If someone has a lot of irons in the fire, they are involved in several different activities or have several different plans. Too many irons in the fire can sap your energy and prevent you from seeing which path to take. 8. to pump iron phrase [VERB inflects] If someone pumps iron, they exercise by lifting weights using special machines. [informal] Phrasal verbs: iron out phrasal verb If you iron out difficulties, you resolve them and bring them to an end. It was in the beginning, when we were still ironing out problems. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The various groups had now managed to iron out their differences. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] Image of iron © SukanPhoto, Shutterstock Idioms: with an iron fist with great force and often violence The Generals have ruled the nation with an iron fist for more than half of its independent existence. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers strike while the iron is hot to act immediately, while you have the best chance of succeeding at something This is the week to get plans off the ground. It's time to strike while the iron is hot. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers cast iron or cast-iron absolutely certain and to be believed Even if one could visualize her as a murderer, she has a cast-iron alibi. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: absorb iron Vitamin C helps the body to absorb iron from food. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Women seem to have been designed by nature to absorb iron more effectively from their food than have men. Miracle Micronutrients (1987) The body absorbs iron from meat and fish more easily than from eggs and vegetables. Times, Sunday Times (2008) hair iron His wave required the use of a special hot hair iron and needed to be done by an experienced hairdresser. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company produces a limited edition pink hair iron every year, with 10 of the sale price being donated in support the charity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At that time, hair irons were round and could not hold the hair tightly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 iron mine He added that contamination from an old iron mine might explain the bright rust colour. Times, Sunday Times At 1am they were made to walk towards a flooded iron mine. Times, Sunday Times The protesters were angry over officials keeping funds given by an iron mine for residents to build a road. Times, Sunday Times It includes an old iron mine and ore processing plant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some of the people missing were workers for an iron mine. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 iron minerals It releases an electrical charge while 'breathing' iron minerals, experiments showed. The Sun They normally contain fossil debris and sometimes the fossils are partly or entirely replaced by iron minerals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are also numerous excavations that included iron minerals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The most reactive of the iron minerals are the iron sulfides and oxides. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The nodules consist of iron minerals, carbon substances and mica; as the metamorphic temperature rises, minerals such as andalusite or chiastolite increasingly occur. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 iron railings The wooden and iron railings in front of the houses were broken, and the people were piled by hundreds in the cellars. Times, Sunday Times Expect exposed beams, patterned floor tiles and stone stairs with original wrought iron railings. Times, Sunday Times The windows have original slatted shutters and ornate iron railings in front. Times, Sunday Times The iron railings leading up to the front door have warped and sit precariously in their holdings, like an unsteady drunk. Times, Sunday Times Furious battles were twice fought outside its high iron railings. Times, Sunday Times iron rule The account of her subsequent life told how, as empress, with her iron rule she brought her nation to ruin. Times, Sunday Times But a combination of high literacy and an iron rule of censorship was all too familiar among other tyrants from behind the iron curtain. Times, Sunday Times No matter the size of your data, it will ultimately buckle under the iron rule of data: garbage in, garbage out. Times, Sunday Times Obviously, this isn't an absolute, iron rule. Times, Sunday Times Her iron rule of campus invariably revolved around her authority over finances, including expenditures of federal grants. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 iron supplement Essentially, they were an iron supplement, containing mostly sugar, starch and an iron sulphate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Iron supplements and foods such as lean red meat, liver, beans and dark green leafy vegetables will help. The Sun Most cases are treatable by eating iron-rich foods including meat, eggs, cereal, dried fruit and leafy greens such as spinach, or by taking iron supplements. The Sun I'd advise against iron supplements, unless your doctor has recommended that you take them. Times, Sunday Times Nothing but sleep, iron supplements and maybe a detox will make them disappear completely. Times, Sunday Times molten iron Out came a flowing river of molten iron. Times, Sunday Times Earth's magnetic field, generated by molten iron moving in its core, deflects radiation that would otherwise blast its atmosphere into space. Times, Sunday Times This meant that its molten iron core cooled and solidified. The Sun Molten iron scorches a channel under the platform on which the blast furnace manager stands before the red-hot metal drops into a vast cauldron. Times, Sunday Times It's just like a miracle, like molten iron coming out of a furnace, and the energy, the imagination. Times, Sunday Times rusty iron Or the marks could be left, after washing, by a rusty iron. Times,Sunday Times There are even real bits of this corkscrew escalator-ramp thingy - timber and rusty iron chains - on display. Times, Sunday Times It was the time of year when wayside plants are drying up - docks the colour of rusty iron; mallows hanging limp. Times, Sunday Times Its rusty iron surfaces, meanwhile, seem to expand the artistic conversation quickly to issues of ecology and the despoliation of the natural world. Times, Sunday Times They were rusty iron bedsteads with two-inch horsehair mattresses. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 铁, 烫平, 熨斗, 坚强的 Japanese: 鉄, アイロンをかける, アイロン, 強固な
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