iron

Word family nounironerironingIron Ageironbarkiron lungironmasterironmongerironmongeryIronsideironsmithironstoneironwareironwoodironworkironadjectiveironlikeirony

Related topics: Elements, Technology, Clothes, Golf

i·ron1 /ˈaɪən $ ˈaɪərn/ S2 W3 noun → ion

1 metal 金属 [uncountableU]HCET a common hard metal that is used to make steel, is magnetic, and is found in very small quantities in food and blood. It is a chemical element: symbol Fe 铁〔一种化学元素，符号为Fe〕

the iron and steel industry

钢铁工业

a driveway with large iron gates

安装了大铁门的私家车道

iron ore (=rock that contains iron)

铁矿石

the absorption of iron from food

对食物中铁的吸收

→ wrought iron, cast iron →4 See picture of 见图 iron →4 See picture of 见图 MATERIAL

2. for clothes 用于衣服 [countableC]DCCT a thing used for making clothes smooth, which has a heated flat metal base 熨斗

3 have several irons in the fire DIFFERENTto be involved in several different activities or have several plans all happening at the same time 同时从事数种不同活动；同时有数项计划

He has several economic irons in the fire, including gold and diamond mines.

他同时经营数个赚钱的项目，包括金矿和钻石矿。

4 sport 体育运动 [countableC]DSG a golf club made of metal rather than wood 〔高尔夫球〕铁头球杆

a 5-iron

5号铁头球杆

→4 See picture of 见图 GOLF

5 CHAINS 镣铐irons [plural] especially literarySCJ a chain used to prevent a prisoner from moving 镣铐

leg irons

脚镣

→ a will of iron/an iron will at will2(1), → pump iron at pump2(8), → rule somebody/something with a rod of iron at rule2(5), → strike while the iron’s hot at strike1(28)

Examples from the Corpus

iron• iron ore• He kept her prisoner in her own home and threatened to electrocute her on a sunbed and burn her with an iron.• Start with a five-hundred pound piece of cast iron sitting on the floor.• Prohibited items should include gallows and leg irons.• My doctor said I need more iron in my diet.• a window with iron bars on it

iron ore• The iron and steel industry of Rotherham exists because long ago iron ore was mined locally as well as coal.• It soon ventured into steelmaking to use its coal and iron ore.• The manganese and iron ores of the Urals were linked to great coalfields 1,250 miles further east.• This applies to, for example, gold, petroleum, copper, iron ore, lead, silver, nickel and zinc.• These ironworks were built in 173 6 and were worked for 130 years, exploiting local iron ore deposits.• The greater abundance of iron ores over those of copper also meant that iron was more readily obtainable and cheaper.• Here there are thick deposits of iron ore near the base of some rocks of oolitic limestone which are of Jurassic age.• When the iron ore was worked out the township including the school would pack up and move on.

Related topics: Clothes, Technology

iron2 S3 verb [transitiveT]

1 DCCTto make clothes smooth using an iron 〔用熨斗〕熨平 SYN press

Have you ironed my shirt?

我的衬衫你熨过了吗？

2 iron something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v SOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEMto solve or get rid of problems or difficulties, especially small ones 消除，解决〔尤指小问题或困难〕

We need to iron out a few problems first.

我们需要先解决几个问题。

Examples from the Corpus

iron out• All around its abandoned buildings some one had left a junkyard of old wood and iron scrap.• If something doesn't happen it's your responsibility to iron any problems out.• If there are any problems in performance-related pay, we can iron these out.• Separating the two parts is considerably easier than with cast iron.• As the neatly ironed shirt billows out a special effect signifies the effects of Bold.• Grappling irons were thrown out but these, too, proved ineffective.• I sort of iron it out flat on my knee and look close.• Before that, Donahue climbed down the iron rungs sticking out the sides of the manhole.

→ ironing

Examples from the Corpus

iron• I need to iron a few shirts for my trip.• But he conceded that there were some kinks to iron out.• The finer details of the proposals from Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine still have to be ironed out.• She ironed their tiny strips of white embroidered cuffs and collars herself, and sewed them on fresh nearly every day.

iron3 adjectiveadj [only before noun]

1 DETERMINEDvery firm and strong or determined 极坚强的；极坚定的

He runs the company with an iron fist.

他以铁腕经营着公司。

Examples from the Corpus

iron• He lay on his narrow iron bed, whose cheap cotton slip was decorated with repeated figures of Donald Duck.• New Labour is itself a product of the iron cage.• iron discipline• But he offered not only an iron fist to Hanoi there was a velvet glove also.• Those that had iron gratings locked them across the plate glass.• She went quickly; by afternoon, she was in the iron lung and she died the next morning.• This is a fast-paced, heartwarming story of a huge iron man who emerges from the sea to terrify the neighborhood.• The addition of iron oxide produced a darker brown colour in the glaze under reducing conditions.• This is because the center of gravity of the hammer is in the iron part.

iron fist• Ace swung round, her gauntlets curled into iron fists.• The protuberance under her fingers felt soft and hard at the same time, an iron fist in a velvet glove.• Nowadays we need the iron fist of policing in order that we might sleep soundly in our beds.• But he offered not only an iron fist to Hanoi there was a velvet glove also.

Origin iron1

Old English isern, iren

词汇	iron
释义	iron Word family nounironerironingIron Ageironbarkiron lungironmasterironmongerironmongeryIronsideironsmithironstoneironwareironwoodironworkironadjectiveironlikeirony Related topics: Elements, Technology, Clothes, Golf i·ron1 /ˈaɪən $ ˈaɪərn/ ●●● S2 W3 noun → ion 1 metal 金属 [uncountableU]HCET a common hard metal that is used to make steel, is magnetic, and is found in very small quantities in food and blood. It is a chemical element: symbol Fe 铁〔一种化学元素，符号为Fe〕 the iron and steel industry 钢铁工业 a driveway with large iron gates 安装了大铁门的私家车道 iron ore (=rock that contains iron) 铁矿石 the absorption of iron from food 对食物中铁的吸收 → wrought iron, cast iron →4 See picture of 见图 iron →4 See picture of 见图 MATERIAL 2. for clothes 用于衣服 [countableC]DCCT a thing used for making clothes smooth, which has a heated flat metal base 熨斗 3 have several irons in the fire DIFFERENTto be involved in several different activities or have several plans all happening at the same time 同时从事数种不同活动；同时有数项计划 He has several economic irons in the fire, including gold and diamond mines. 他同时经营数个赚钱的项目，包括金矿和钻石矿。 4 sport 体育运动 [countableC]DSG a golf club made of metal rather than wood 〔高尔夫球〕铁头球杆 a 5-iron 5号铁头球杆 →4 See picture of 见图 GOLF 5 CHAINS 镣铐irons [plural] especially literarySCJ a chain used to prevent a prisoner from moving 镣铐 leg irons 脚镣 → a will of iron/an iron will at will2(1), → pump iron at pump2(8), → rule somebody/something with a rod of iron at rule2(5), → strike while the iron’s hot at strike1(28) Examples from the Corpus iron• iron ore• He kept her prisoner in her own home and threatened to electrocute her on a sunbed and burn her with an iron.• Start with a five-hundred pound piece of cast iron sitting on the floor.• Prohibited items should include gallows and leg irons.• My doctor said I need more iron in my diet.• a window with iron bars on it iron ore• The iron and steel industry of Rotherham exists because long ago iron ore was mined locally as well as coal.• It soon ventured into steelmaking to use its coal and iron ore.• The manganese and iron ores of the Urals were linked to great coalfields 1,250 miles further east.• This applies to, for example, gold, petroleum, copper, iron ore, lead, silver, nickel and zinc.• These ironworks were built in 173 6 and were worked for 130 years, exploiting local iron ore deposits.• The greater abundance of iron ores over those of copper also meant that iron was more readily obtainable and cheaper.• Here there are thick deposits of iron ore near the base of some rocks of oolitic limestone which are of Jurassic age.• When the iron ore was worked out the township including the school would pack up and move on. Related topics: Clothes, Technology iron2 ●●● S3 verb [transitiveT] 1 DCCTto make clothes smooth using an iron 〔用熨斗〕熨平 SYN press Have you ironed my shirt? 我的衬衫你熨过了吗？ 2 iron something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v SOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEMto solve or get rid of problems or difficulties, especially small ones 消除，解决〔尤指小问题或困难〕 We need to iron out a few problems first. 我们需要先解决几个问题。 Examples from the Corpus iron out• All around its abandoned buildings some one had left a junkyard of old wood and iron scrap.• If something doesn't happen it's your responsibility to iron any problems out.• If there are any problems in performance-related pay, we can iron these out.• Separating the two parts is considerably easier than with cast iron.• As the neatly ironed shirt billows out a special effect signifies the effects of Bold.• Grappling irons were thrown out but these, too, proved ineffective.• I sort of iron it out flat on my knee and look close.• Before that, Donahue climbed down the iron rungs sticking out the sides of the manhole. → ironing Examples from the Corpus iron• I need to iron a few shirts for my trip.• But he conceded that there were some kinks to iron out.• The finer details of the proposals from Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine still have to be ironed out.• She ironed their tiny strips of white embroidered cuffs and collars herself, and sewed them on fresh nearly every day. iron3 adjectiveadj [only before noun] 1 DETERMINEDvery firm and strong or determined 极坚强的；极坚定的 He runs the company with an iron fist. 他以铁腕经营着公司。 Examples from the Corpus iron• He lay on his narrow iron bed, whose cheap cotton slip was decorated with repeated figures of Donald Duck.• New Labour is itself a product of the iron cage.• iron discipline• But he offered not only an iron fist to Hanoi there was a velvet glove also.• Those that had iron gratings locked them across the plate glass.• She went quickly; by afternoon, she was in the iron lung and she died the next morning.• This is a fast-paced, heartwarming story of a huge iron man who emerges from the sea to terrify the neighborhood.• The addition of iron oxide produced a darker brown colour in the glaze under reducing conditions.• This is because the center of gravity of the hammer is in the iron part. iron fist• Ace swung round, her gauntlets curled into iron fists.• The protuberance under her fingers felt soft and hard at the same time, an iron fist in a velvet glove.• Nowadays we need the iron fist of policing in order that we might sleep soundly in our beds.• But he offered not only an iron fist to Hanoi there was a velvet glove also. Origin iron1 Old English isern, iren
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