单词 | steel |
释义 | steel (stiːl ) Word forms: steels , steeling , steeled 1. variable noun [oft NOUN noun] B2 Steel is a very strong metal which is made mainly from iron. Steel is used for making many things, for example bridges, buildings, vehicles, and cutlery. ...steel pipes. ...the iron and steel industry. ...a fall in demand for cement, bricks, steel and glass. The front wall is made of corrugated steel. 2. See also stainless steel 3. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] Steel is used to refer to the industry that produces steel and items made of steel. ...a three-month study of European steel. The company has interests in steel and other products. 4. verb If you steel yourself, you prepare to deal with something unpleasant. Those involved are steeling themselves for the coming battle. [V pron-refl + for/against] I was steeling myself to call round when Simon arrived. [VERB pronoun-reflexive to-infinitive] Collocations: steel pan When we played steel pan music at home it made me feel joyful and loved. Times,Sunday Times Live music comes courtesy of steel pan groups, calypso singers and soca bands. The Sun Warm three tablespoons gently in a stainless steel pan before pouring it over and lighting with a long match. Times, Sunday Times Since the plant contains oxalic acid, it should be cooked in a steel pan, not in aluminum. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The track also features a tenor steel pan. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Inside the slurry blasting cell, jets of water cleanse the steel strip of both the abrasive particles and the dislodged mill scale. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Steel strip can be hot-dip galvanized in a continuous line. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The stainless steel strip was removed along with the valances, but was left on the tender and simply painted over. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These and the tail unit, which was also very rectangular and simple, were fabric-covered steel strip and tube structures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were chained and locked with heavy-duty padlocks, and a sharp saw-toothed steel strip was bolted to the top of the gates to prevent them being climbed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Performing in this vast, cold, steel structure clearly meant the world to them. Times, Sunday Times Some bits of the steel structure were converted into 'memorabilia' such as pens. Times, Sunday Times The 9sq m cube has a welded steel structure and plywood cladding, with a waterproof resin exterior. Times, Sunday Times The apartment building - which in the 1930s replaced the two 18th-century houses on the site - has a steel structure. Times, Sunday Times A steel structure will be built up from this 'bowl' to accommodate a further 55,000 spectators. Times, Sunday Times A steel tank used to store sewage sprang a leak during the event in 2014. Times, Sunday Times It has to be softened with yet another catalyst (this time usually sodium) in yet another sealed steel tank, in a process known as interesterification. Times, Sunday Times Tanks larger than four meters are generally limited by shipping constraints, and the economics suggest a concrete or steel tank fabricated at the tank's location. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Steel tank rectifiers frequently required vacuum pumps which continually emitted small amounts of mercury vapor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tests on the remnants of the steel tank revealed microscopic stress cracks consistent with corrosion caused by previous loads of improperly overpressurized anhydrous ammonia. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Glass and steel tower blocks that create city skylines will mostly fall down within 200 years. Times, Sunday Times But one thing led to another, and that steel tower emerged. Times, Sunday Times A steel tower will hold the bells on board a 94ft-long barge emblazoned with the royal cypher in gold on a bright red background. Times, Sunday Times They have long since decamped from the spacious glass and steel tower they used to inhabit. Times, Sunday Times The wooden receiving towers have gone but one of the 315 ft steel tower remains. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The aircraft was constructed of welded steel tubing, covered in fabric. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The fuselage was constructed from welded steel tubing with aircraft fabric covering. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The forward section used stainless steel tubing to reduce interference with magnetic compasses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The fuselage had a fabric-covered steel tubing frame. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Steel tubing was also used for the undercarriage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Below them, the water, channelled by the steel wall of the bulkhead, raced up the edge of the main deck. LET NOT THE DEEP (2002) As the sub heads out to sea, the cramped and claustrophobic tube becomes a pressure cooker when she faces a steel wall of hostility. The Sun (2015) Here he had seen the mysterious object in the water whose colour, reflecting the steel wall above, was impalpable as sifted cinnamon. A DAYSTAR OF FEAR Thousands of miles of steel wire run back and forth across the river so the bridge was spun like a web. Times, Sunday Times Because industrialisation had led to the mass production of steel wire, and all kinds of uses were being found for it. Times, Sunday Times So instead the squirrels have prised open the metal top and bitten through a thick steel wire that holds the feeder together. Times,Sunday Times Fifteen trawlers linked steel wire to block port yesterday. The Sun Cut an 8-inch piece of steel wire for arms. Houston Chronicle He explains that his grandfather was a coal miner and a steel worker. Times, Sunday Times My dad was a steel worker who earned 16 a week. Times, Sunday Times But why should an actor's opinion be any more meaningful than the opinion of, say, a plumber or a steel worker? The Sun Indeed, the plumber and the steel worker probably know a lot more about the real world than the actor ever will. The Sun The money the young steel worker received allowed her to make a down payment toward college savings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The cathedral's roof had collapsed, leaving a lone bell hanging from a twisted steel gantry. Times, Sunday Times On an inspection dive after the mishap, shattered sculptures were visible beneath a mass of twisted steel, which divers were warned could be dangerous. Times, Sunday Times I abandoned ship but the wind pushed my raft on to the bow, where it was ruptured by the twisted steel. Times, Sunday Times You may remember the scenes of total devastation: crumpled bridges, huge slabs of concrete, twisted steel and rubble. Times, Sunday Times In a flash, the car and its occupants were obliterated, leaving a flaming hulk of twisted steel. Times, Sunday Times She learned to handle all sorts of metal and to weld steel for her artwork. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 9sq m cube has a welded steel structure and plywood cladding, with a waterproof resin exterior. Times, Sunday Times This used the same flight surfaces but had a spot welded steel fuselage frame. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 钢, 使准备应对不愉快之事 Japanese: 鋼鉄, 覚悟を決める |
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