steel
noun/stiːl/
/stiːl/
Idioms - [uncountable] a strong, hard metal that is made of a mixture of iron and carbon
钢 - the iron and steel industry
钢铁工业 - The frame is made of steel.
这个架子是钢制的。 - Small steel plates were attached to the front and back of the bone.
骨头前后装了小块钢板。 - The bridge is reinforced with huge steel girders.
这座桥用巨大的钢梁加固了。
Homophones steal | steelsteal steel/stiːl//stiːl/- steal verb
- Lock your bike up so that nobody can steal it.
把你的自行车锁起来，这样就没有人可以偷了。
- Lock your bike up so that nobody can steal it.
- steel noun
- The best kitchen knives are made from stainless steel.
最好的菜刀是由不锈钢制成的。
- The best kitchen knives are made from stainless steel.
- steel verb
- They had to steel themselves to watch their cherished work being destroyed.
他们必须坚强地看着自己珍爱的作品被毁。
- They had to steel themselves to watch their cherished work being destroyed.
Extra ExamplesTopics Physics and chemistryb2- building in steel and aluminium
用钢和铝建造的建筑物 - the advantages of building in steel and glass
由钢和玻璃构成的建筑物的优势
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- solid
- forged
- galvanized
- …
- make
- manufacture
- produce
- …
- sheet
- industry
- manufacture
- …
- in steel
- the iron and steel industry
- [uncountable] the industry that produces steel
钢铁工业 - Steel used to be important in South Wales.
以前钢铁工业在南威尔士很重要。 - steel workers
炼钢工人 - a steel town
一座钢城 - The factories and steel mills have now almost disappeared.
工厂和炼钢厂现在几乎都消失了。
- Steel used to be important in South Wales.
- [countable] a long, thin, straight piece of steel with a rough surface, used for rubbing knives on to make them sharp
enlarge image钢制磨刀棒 - [uncountable] (old use or literary) weapons that are used for fighting
兵器 - the clash of steel
刀剑交击的哐当声
- the clash of steel
Word OriginOld English stȳle, stēli, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch staal, German Stahl, also to the noun stay sense (2). The verb dates from the late 16th cent.
Idioms
of steel
- having a quality like steel, especially a strong, cold or hard quality
钢铁般的（尤指坚强、冷漠或坚硬） - She felt a hand of steel (= a strong, firm hand) on her arm.
她感觉一只有力的手抓住了她的胳膊。 - You need a cool head and nerves of steel (= great courage).
你需要有冷静的头脑、非常的魄力。 - There was a hint of steel in his voice (= he sounded cold and firm).
他的语调显得冷静而坚决。
- She felt a hand of steel (= a strong, firm hand) on her arm.