铁
tiě
Meaning
- iron (metal)
- hard
- close
Definition
铁是一种金属元素，符号Fe，质地坚硬，有延展性，常用于制造工具、机械等。也比喻坚固、坚强或确定不移。
Iron is a metallic element with symbol Fe, hard and malleable, commonly used to make tools, machinery, etc. It also metaphorically indicates something firm, strong, or unshakable.
Usage
可作名词指金属铁；可作形容词表示坚固、坚硬或权威；也可用于比喻表示意志坚定、证据确凿等。
Used as a noun to refer to the metal iron; as an adjective to indicate hardness, strength, or authority; also used metaphorically to express strong will, solid evidence, etc.
Examples
- 1 铁是一种重要的工业原料。 (Iron is an important industrial raw material.)
- 2 他的决心像铁一样坚定。 (His determination is as firm as iron.)
- 3 这是铁的事实，无法反驳。 (This is an ironclad fact that cannot be refuted.)
- 4 铁门很重，不容易打开。 (The iron door is very heavy and not easy to open.)
- 5 他们之间的关系坚如铁。 (The relationship between them is as strong as iron.)
- 6 铁证如山，不承认也得承认。 (The evidence is ironclad; even if you don't admit it, you have to.)
- 7 他有一副铁打的身体。 (He has a body as strong as iron.)
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