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steel

/stiːl/

Meanings
noun

钢，钢铁

An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.

Examples :

"The chef used a steel knife to slice the tomatoes evenly. "
厨师用一把钢刀把西红柿切得很均匀。
material substance industry essential

Related Words

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

尤其，特别，格外。

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

这些餐前酒尤其令人兴奋。

Illustration transforming

transforming verb

/trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ/ /trænzˈfɔrmɪŋ/

转变， 变形。

"The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold."

炼金术士们试图把铅变成金子。

Illustration competition

competition noun

/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/ /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/

比赛，竞赛

"The competition for this job is strong."

这份工作的竞争非常激烈。

Illustration preparation

preparation noun

/pɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/

准备，预备，筹备

"The preparation for the history test took her several hours. "

为历史考试做准备，她花了几个小时。

Illustration figuratively

figuratively adverb

/ˈfɪɡjərətɪvli/ /ˈfɪɡərətɪvli/

比喻地，形象地。

""The teacher said the student's idea was figuratively a gold mine, meaning it was very valuable and full of potential, but not actually made of gold." "

老师说这个学生的想法从比喻的意义上讲简直就是一座金矿，意思是说它非常有价值、潜力无限，但并不是真的用金子做的。

Illustration electroplate

electroplate noun

/ɪˈlɛktroʊˌpleɪt/ /iˈlɛktroʊˌpleɪt/

电镀物件，电镀品.

"The shop sells electroplate for affordable jewelry. "

这家店出售电镀物件，制作价格实惠的珠宝。

Illustration manufacture

manufacture noun

/ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃə/ /ˌmænjuˈfæktʃɚ/

制造, 生产

"The factory's efficient manufacture of toys allowed them to sell many at a low price. "

这家工厂高效地玩具生产使得他们能够以低廉的价格出售许多玩具。

Illustration artificial

artificial adjective

/ɑː(ɹ)təˈfɪʃəl/

人造的，人工的。

"The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky."

那些花是人造的，他觉得有点俗气。

Illustration consumption

consumption noun

/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/

消耗，消费，耗费。

"The consumption of snails as food is more common in France than in England."

在法国，人们食用蜗牛的消耗量比在英国更为普遍。

Illustration construction

construction noun

/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

建造，建设。

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."

新桥正在建造中。

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

爷爷，外公

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

我的爷爷帮我做了数学作业。

Illustration determination

determination noun

/dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/

决心，决意。

"Through sheer determination, we managed to escape from the tornado."

凭借着坚定的决心，我们设法从龙卷风中逃脱了。