n.
- 鐵;(食物中所含的)鐵質[U]
You're anemic. You must have some
iron.
你貧血,一定要吃些帶鐵質的食品。
- 熨斗[C]
- 剛強;毅力[U]
There is more
iron to her than I supposed.
她比我原先想像的要堅強得多。
- 【高爾夫】鐵頭球杆[C]
- 鐐銬[P]
The prisoner was put in
irons.
這囚犯被戴上鐐銬。
- 鐵製的工具
vt.
- 用鐵鑄成;用鐵包
- 熨,燙平
She's
ironing his shirt.
她在燙他的襯衫。
vi.
- 熨衣,燙平
a.[B]
- 鐵的
- 剛強的
He is a man of
iron self-control.
他是一個有極強的自制能力的人。
- 殘酷的
The people suffered under his
iron rule.
民眾在他的暴虐統治下受苦受難。
片語
iron out
- 消除
He was determined to
iron out the difficulties.
他決心解決困難。
have (too) many irons in the fire
- 同時有幾件事要辦
I
have many other
irons in the fire.
我同時還有另外幾件事要辦。
Strike while the iron is hot.
- 趁熱打鐵。
辨析
n.
- a strong, hard magnetic silvery-grey metal, the chemical element of atomic number 26, used in construction and manufacturing (especially as steel).
(Symbol: Fe)
- a tool or implement made of iron.
▸
(irons)
fetters or handcuffs.
- a hand-held implement with a heated flat steel base, used to smooth clothes and linen.
- a golf club with an angled metal head used for lofting the ball.
v.
- smooth (clothes) with an iron.
-
(iron something out)
settle a difficulty or problem.
Phrase
- have many
(or other)
irons in the fire
have a range of options or interests. - an iron hand
(or fist)
in a velvet glove
firmness or ruthlessness cloaked in outward gentleness.
Derivative
Etymology
OE īren, īsen, īsern, of Gmc origin.