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Definition of iron man in English:

iron man

noun ˈʌɪənman
  • 1(especially in sporting contexts) an exceptionally strong or robust man.

    (尤指体育运动中的)铁人,非常强壮的人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is something reminiscent of Thomas Muster in Nadal's game, and facing the Austrian iron man was like facing a relentless barrage.
    • Bishop, who pitched for the Steinbach Steelers at the 1977 Fastball Nationals in Hull, Quebec, is the iron man of Canadian softball.
    • With daring and flair, he defies the myth of Sherpas as silent types - the all-but-invisible iron men who've been saving Western mountaineers in the Death Zone for decades.
    • He has developed into an iron man of sorts and compensated for any shortcomings through hard work and a drive to validate the team's decision to sign him after he went undrafted in 1999.
    • A new gauntlet has been slapped down to test the mettle of the iron men and women of South Lakeland and the UK.
    • A Swindon iron man forced to postpone a mammoth 100-mile charity run last year has vowed to give it another shot.
    • Even Ripken, baseball's iron man, has reached twilight.
    • Point guard Aaron Miles will need to be an iron man at the point, since new coach Bill Self doesn't have another dependable option there.
    • The Great River Swim starts at 1.10 pm when iron men and women challenge each other to race to Chiswick Eyot and back.
    • Injuries always are unpredictable and this year they have hit iron men Eddie, Emmitt and James.
    • We drank one each, then a second, and, as I made my excuses and left, this iron man was calling for a third pint.
    • It is not beyond the bounds of reasonable possibility to suggest that the Ballymac iron man could add another notch or two to that belt in the years ahead.
    • The guy is not glamorous, he really is very strong indeed, and a bit of an iron man when it comes to chess stamina.
    • It was not a game for amateurs, but for iron men and battered, thick-hulled workboats, if at all.
    • And though he was an iron man, even he needed time for rejuvenation.
    • He is regarded as Australia's hottest iron man and surf swimming talent.
    • What was the iron man of baseball doing in Kannapolis, N.C., of all places, retiring a No.3 jersey in honor of the late Dale Earnhardt?
    • But once the recruits become used to the pace of training, Staff Sergeant Wilborn relaxes a bit, becoming more like a coach and less like an iron man.
    • Wood emerged as an iron man who could not be stopped by lack of food, extremes of heat and cold, or even a spider bite that left his leg badly infected.
    • The iron men and women of Kerry proved their mettle at the weekend when they competed in a gruelling triathlon to raise funds for a worthy cause.
    Synonyms
    muscleman, strongman, macho, macho man, hercules, atlas, samson, tarzan
    1. 1.1trademark often as modifier A multi-event sporting contest demanding stamina, in particular a consecutive triathlon of swimming, cycling, and running.
      铁人三项赛(一种要求耐力的多赛项体育比赛,尤指连续完成游泳、骑车、长跑的三项全能运动)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I won the Ironman and Austria Grand Prix, but finished second at both the Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic and San Francisco Grand Prix.
      • Among elite athletes who endure the intense swim-bike-run race called the Ironman, those leading the pack have a different mind-set than stragglers.
      • Even if she skips the Ironman this year, Ratkovic plans to conquer the race soon, and she won't go without the intention of winning.
      • The race's everyman appeal could make it the next Ironman, and that level of success would be just fine.
      • One day she'd like to compete in the Olympics and even the Ironman, the most arduous triathlon in the world.

Definition of iron man in US English:

iron man

(also ironman)
nounˈī(ə)rn man
  • 1(especially in sporting contexts) an exceptionally strong or robust man.

    (尤指体育运动中的)铁人,非常强壮的人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A Swindon iron man forced to postpone a mammoth 100-mile charity run last year has vowed to give it another shot.
    • The iron men and women of Kerry proved their mettle at the weekend when they competed in a gruelling triathlon to raise funds for a worthy cause.
    • The Great River Swim starts at 1.10 pm when iron men and women challenge each other to race to Chiswick Eyot and back.
    • Wood emerged as an iron man who could not be stopped by lack of food, extremes of heat and cold, or even a spider bite that left his leg badly infected.
    • Bishop, who pitched for the Steinbach Steelers at the 1977 Fastball Nationals in Hull, Quebec, is the iron man of Canadian softball.
    • A new gauntlet has been slapped down to test the mettle of the iron men and women of South Lakeland and the UK.
    • It was not a game for amateurs, but for iron men and battered, thick-hulled workboats, if at all.
    • Point guard Aaron Miles will need to be an iron man at the point, since new coach Bill Self doesn't have another dependable option there.
    • What was the iron man of baseball doing in Kannapolis, N.C., of all places, retiring a No.3 jersey in honor of the late Dale Earnhardt?
    • There is something reminiscent of Thomas Muster in Nadal's game, and facing the Austrian iron man was like facing a relentless barrage.
    • Injuries always are unpredictable and this year they have hit iron men Eddie, Emmitt and James.
    • He is regarded as Australia's hottest iron man and surf swimming talent.
    • And though he was an iron man, even he needed time for rejuvenation.
    • It is not beyond the bounds of reasonable possibility to suggest that the Ballymac iron man could add another notch or two to that belt in the years ahead.
    • The guy is not glamorous, he really is very strong indeed, and a bit of an iron man when it comes to chess stamina.
    • Even Ripken, baseball's iron man, has reached twilight.
    • With daring and flair, he defies the myth of Sherpas as silent types - the all-but-invisible iron men who've been saving Western mountaineers in the Death Zone for decades.
    • We drank one each, then a second, and, as I made my excuses and left, this iron man was calling for a third pint.
    • He has developed into an iron man of sorts and compensated for any shortcomings through hard work and a drive to validate the team's decision to sign him after he went undrafted in 1999.
    • But once the recruits become used to the pace of training, Staff Sergeant Wilborn relaxes a bit, becoming more like a coach and less like an iron man.
    Synonyms
    muscleman, strongman, macho, macho man, hercules, atlas, samson, tarzan
    1. 1.1trademark often as modifier A multi-event sporting contest demanding stamina, in particular a consecutive triathlon of swimming, cycling, and running.
      铁人三项赛(一种要求耐力的多赛项体育比赛,尤指连续完成游泳、骑车、长跑的三项全能运动)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I won the Ironman and Austria Grand Prix, but finished second at both the Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic and San Francisco Grand Prix.
      • Even if she skips the Ironman this year, Ratkovic plans to conquer the race soon, and she won't go without the intention of winning.
      • Among elite athletes who endure the intense swim-bike-run race called the Ironman, those leading the pack have a different mind-set than stragglers.
      • One day she'd like to compete in the Olympics and even the Ironman, the most arduous triathlon in the world.
      • The race's everyman appeal could make it the next Ironman, and that level of success would be just fine.
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