steel

noun

1. 钢
   a strong hard metal that is made of a mixture of iron and carbon
   1. the iron and steel industry
      钢铁工业
   2. The frame is made of steel.
      这个架子是钢制的。
   3. The bridge is reinforced with huge steel girders.
      这座桥用巨大的钢梁加固了。
2. 钢铁工业
   the industry that produces steel
   1. Steel used to be important in South Wales.
      以前钢铁工业在南威尔士很重要。
   2. steel workers
      炼钢工人
   3. a steel town
      钢城
3. 兵器
   weapons that are used for fighting
   1. the clash of steel
      刀剑交击的哐当声

verb

1. 准备对付；下决心应付
   to prepare yourself to deal with sth unpleasant
   1. As she waited, she steeled herself for disappointment.
      她等着的时候，就冷了心不指望了。
   2. He steeled himself to tell them the truth.
      他硬下心来把实情告诉了他们。

1. See also: ...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. stainless steel
2. N-UNCOUNT 钢铁工业;钢铁生产
   Steel is used to refer to the industry that produces steel and items made of steel.
   1. ...a three-month study of European steel...
      对欧洲钢铁工业为期 3 个月的考察研究
   2. The company has interests in steel and other products.
      公司在钢铁和其他产品领域都有投资。
3. VERB 准备应付(不愉快的事)
   If you steel yourself, you prepare to deal with something unpleasant.
   1. Those involved are steeling themselves for the coming battle...
      那些参与者正准备迎接即将到来的战斗。
   2. I was steeling myself to call round when Simon arrived.
      我正下决心准备去拜访时，西蒙来了。

1. The steel arrives at the factory in coils.
   钢材被成卷地运到工厂。
2. The British pavilion is an impressive steel and glass construction the size of Westminster Abbey.
   这座英式亭阁是令人赞叹的钢和玻璃建筑，大小和威斯敏斯特教堂相当。
3. Sulfur emissions from steel mills become acid rain.
   炼钢厂排放出的硫形成了酸雨。
4. The theatre is a futuristic steel and glass structure.
   这家剧院是钢筋和玻璃结构的未来派建筑。
5. A twenty-foot steel pyramid is to be hoisted into position on top of the tower
   一个高20英尺的钢质角锥体将被吊起，安装在塔的顶部。
6. We were crawling along the narrow steel lattice of the bridge.
   我们沿着桥上狭窄的钢制格架往前爬。
7. Coal and steel were the region's lifeblood.
   煤炭和钢铁曾是这个地区的生命线。
8. Make a Mobius strip out of a ribbon of mild steel and magnetise it.
   用一根软钢条做成麦比乌斯带，将其磁化。
9. The plant makes plastic covered steel pipes for the oil and gas industries.
   这家工厂为石油和燃气企业生产包塑钢管。
10. The stainless steel pipework has been constructed, tested and inspected to very high standards.
    该不锈钢管道系统以极高标准完成了安装、测试和验收。
11. Steel barriers can bend and absorb the shock.
    钢制栅栏可以弯曲并能吸收冲击力。
12. The standard spec includes stainless steel holding tanks.
    标准配置里包含了不锈钢储液罐。
13. The front wall is made of corrugated steel.
    前面的墙是用瓦楞钢板做的。
14. The company has interests in steel and other products.
    公司在钢铁和其他产品领域都有投资。
15. Those involved are steeling themselves for the coming battle
    那些参与者正准备迎接即将到来的战斗。
16. I was steeling myself to call round when Simon arrived.
    我正下决心准备去拜访时，西蒙来了。
17. The pit is ventilated by a steel fan.
    矿井中用钢制通风机来保持空气流通。
18. He makes decorative vessels in copper, stainless steel and silver.
    他用铜、不锈钢和银制造装饰性器皿。
19. It's possible to weld stainless steel to ordinary steel
    不锈钢是有可能和普通钢焊接在一起的。
20. Every night you could hear the whistles of the steel mill.
    每晚你都会听见炼钢厂的下班哨声。
21. The plant's steel output was an all-time high.
    该厂钢产量创历史最高水平。
22. Starting bare-handed, you have built up so many steel plants. This is nothing short of miracles.
    你们白手起家，修建了这么多钢铁厂，这简直是个奇迹。
23. The steel rolled out in plates.
    钢轧成了钢板。
24. Last October the first batch of low-alloy channel steel was successfully rolled.
    去年10月，成功地轧出了第一批低合金槽钢。
25. It needs steel rolled to 300 different specifications.
    它需要轧成3百种规格的钢材。
26. By that time the steel output will have greatly increased.
    到那会儿钢的产量将大大增加。
27. Anshan is our country's steel metropolis.
    鞍山是我国的钢都。
28. The weight of this steel plate is one ton.
    这块钢板的重量是一吨。
29. The workers are casting a stainless steel bust.
    工人们正在铸造一座不锈钢的胸像。

n.

of steel

• 钢铁般坚强（或冷漠、坚硬）的
  having a quality like steel, especially a strong, cold or hard quality
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。

noun

1. knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod

2. a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

   Synonym:    swordbladebrand

3. an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon

verb

1. cover, plate, or edge with steel

2. get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

   Synonym:    nerve