| 单词 | iron |
| 释义 | iron (once / 71 pages) 1nadj 2nv 3n Iron can refer to a common metal. It can also be that thing you use to get wrinkles out of your clothing. If you’re planning to wear linen, you might need an iron to smooth it out. When you use an iron to iron your clothes, you’re also using both the noun and verb form of iron. The noun describes the appliance and the verb describes the action of using it. Iron can also refer to a golf club, like that 5-iron you always use. If you’ve ever been a cattle rancher, you might also be familiar with a branding iron, a tool used to brand skin with a mark of ownership. WORD FAMILYiron: ironed, ironing, ironlike, ironly, irons+/ironed: unironed/ironing: ironings/irons: ironses USAGE EXAMPLESIn addition to his football exploits, Kaaya was tapped into Miami's “Iron Arrow” honor society earlier this year. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Global commodities producers are hoping that China will order big lumps of iron, coal and copper in the new year to send prices higher. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Then it closed the regular season with its traditional Iron Bowl matchup against Alabama, losing 30-12. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood Syn|Hypo|Hyper Fe, atomic number 26 alpha iron a magnetic allotrope of iron; stable below 906 degrees centigrade beta ironan allotrope of iron that is the same as alpha iron except that it is nonmagnetic; stable between 768 and 906 degrees centigrade gamma irona nonmagnetic allotrope of iron that is the basis of austenite; stable between 906 and 1403 degrees centigrade delta ironan allotrope of iron that is stable between 1403 degrees centigrade and the melting point (= 1532 degrees) ingot ironiron of high purity cast ironan alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting wrought ironiron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and welded galvanized ironiron that is coated with zinc to protect it from rust pig ironcrude iron tapped from a blast furnace scrap ironiron to be melted again and reworked structural ironiron that has been cast or worked in structural shapes alloy cast iron, alloy ironcast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment basic ironpig iron containing a high percentage of phosphorus; used in making steel by a process that removes the phosphorus pot metalcast iron used for making cooking wares cinder pigpig iron containing a substantial proportion of slag mine pigpig iron made entirely from ore spiegel, spiegel iron, spiegeleisenpig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent and to raise the manganese content in making steel Swedish ironwrought iron of high purity made in Sweden metal, metallic element any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. 2adj extremely robust 2an iron constitution Syn cast-iron robust sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction 1n home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth Syn|Hypo|Hyper smoothing iron flatiron an iron that was heated by placing it on a stove gauffer, gauffering iron, goffer, goffering ironan iron used to press pleats and ridges steam irona pressing iron that can emit steam travel irona small lightweight iron that can be carried while traveling home appliance, household appliance an appliance that does a particular job in the home 2n implement used to brand live stock Syn|Hyper branding iron implement instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end 3v press and smooth with a heated iron 3she stood there ironing Syn|Hypo|Hyper iron out, press mangle press with a mangle press place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure n a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head Hypo|Hyper driving iron, one iron (golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face long ironan iron with a long shaft and a steep face; for hitting long low shots five iron, mashiemiddle-distance iron mashie niblick, seven ironiron with a lofted face for hitting high shots to the green midiron, two ironlong iron with a nearly vertical face niblick, nine ironan iron with considerable loft putter, putting ironthe iron normally used on the putting green short ironan iron with a short shaft and pitched face; for hitting short high shots wedge(golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole pitching wedgea wedge used to loft the golf ball over obstacles sand wedgea wedge used to get out of sand traps club, golf club, golf-club golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball |
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