iron

[ˈaɪən]
  • 释义
  • n.

    铁器,铁制品;熨斗,烙铁;坚强;脚镣;

  • adj.

    铁制的,含铁的;坚强的,顽强的;残酷的;坚忍不拔的;

  • vt.

    熨烫;给…上脚镣手铐;给…装铁具;用铁铸成;

  • vi.

    熨衣;(衣服等)被烫平;

  • 词义辨析
  • in iron, in irons
  • 两者意思不同:in iron的意思是“从事铁业”; 而in irons的意思是“戴着镣铐”。例如:
    He is a worker in iron.
    他是个铁匠。
    When the earl reached the castle,his legs were put in irons.
    那位伯爵到了城堡后,双脚就被套上 了镣铐。
  • irons, fetters, handcuffs
  • 这三个词都可表示刑具。它们的区别在于: irons 主要指“脚镣或手铐”; fetters则专指“脚镣”; handcuffs常指“手铐”。例如:
    The prisoner was put in irons.那个罪犯被戴上了镣铐。
    The black leader was in fetters behind the bars.这位黑人领袖在铁窗里,戴着脚镣。
    Handcuffs were put on her wrists when the arrest warrant was shown to her.给她看了逮捕证,随即给她戴上手铐。
  • 下面三个短语意思不同:
  • the Iron 铁器时代
    Iron Age (希腊与罗马神话中的)黑铁时代
    iron age (人类的)颓废时期
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    No other food has so high an iron content.

    没有别的食物有这么高的含铁量.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 2、

    Iron, wood and ice are solids.

    铁 、 木和冰是固体.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 3、

    The assay result of that material is rich in iron.

    化验结果表明那种物质含铁量丰富.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    Many of the men had armed themselves with staves and pieces of iron.

    很多人用棍棒和铁器将自己武装起来。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 5、

    It is pitiful to see that the life of an animal in a zoo is spent in an locked iron cage.

    看到动物园里的动物一生都被关在铁笼子里,真是令人可怜.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 6、

    Symptoms of anaemia include weakness, fatigue and iron deficiency.

    贫血的症状包括虚弱、疲劳和缺铁。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 7、

    The ancient city of Rome fell under the iron hooves of the barbarians.

    古罗马城在蛮族的铁蹄下沦陷了.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 8、

    Iron and folic acid supplements are frequently given to pregnant women.

    铁剂和叶酸片常被配给孕妇服用。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 9、

    Iron corrodes unless it is greased or kept clean.

    如果不涂油或保持清洁铁便会腐蚀.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 10、

    The blacksmith forged a bar of iron into a hook.

    铁匠把一根铁条锻造成一个钩子.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 11、

    The worker hammered the iron flat.

    工人把铁锤平了.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 12、

    Since iron destroys vitamin E, these two nutrients should not be taken in conjunction.

    铁会破坏维生素E,所以这两种营养物质不应该同时摄取。

    柯林斯例句
  • 13、

    A iron bar is solid; a pipe is hollow.

    铁条是实心的, 管子是空心的.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 14、

    It is possible to premix the ore at the shipping point, thus saving time at the iron works.

    矿石在装运地点预先混合可给钢铁厂节省很多时间.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 15、

    Iron casts better than copper.

    铁比铜好铸.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 16、

    Using a fabric conditioner will make clothes easier to handle and iron.

    使用织物柔顺剂会使衣服打理、熨烫起来更为容易。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 17、

    Damp clothes iron easily.

    湿衣服容易熨平.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 18、

    The child twisted the iron wire into the shape of a star.

    这孩子把铁丝弯成星状.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 19、

    The dog is fastened to the post by an iron chain.

    那条狗用铁索拴在柱子上了.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 20、

    Gold is distinct from iron.

    金在性质上不同于铁.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 21、

    Iron gathers rust easily.

    铁容易生锈.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 22、

    The water was reacting with the ferrous iron in the tank.

    水与水箱中的铁质产生化学反应.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 23、

    A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer.

    被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 24、

    As rust is to iron, so is laziness to man.

    懒惰对于人好比铁生了锈.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 25、

    She rules her husband with a rod of iron.

    她严厉管束她的丈夫.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 26、

    John is ruled by his wife with a rod of iron.

    约翰被他的妻子严加管束.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 27、

    She used to iron his shirts.

    她以前常给他熨衬衫。

    柯林斯例句
  • 28、

    The hot iron has slightly singed the cloth.

    热熨斗把布烫焦了一些.

    《现代英汉综合大词典》