cast-iron

英 [ˌkɑːst ˈaɪən]

美 [ˌkæst ˈaɪərn]

adj.  铸铁制的; 有力的; 确实的; 确定不移的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 铸铁制的
  made of cast iron
  1. a cast-iron bridge
     铸铁桥
• 有力的；确实的；确定不移的
  very strong or certain; that cannot be broken or fail
  1. a cast-iron guarantee/promise
     永不反悔的保证；铁誓
  2. a cast-iron excuse/alibi
     有说服力的辩解；不在犯罪现场的确凿证据

英英释义

adj

• extremely robust
  1. an iron constitution
  Synonym:iron

双语例句

• This cast-iron tub will withstand a hell of a blast.
  这种老式浴盆能承受很大的冲击力。
• A large cast-iron clothes wringer stood in a corner of the kichen.
  厨房的一个角落里竖着一台大型铸铁衣服绞干机。
• Next door, a traditional Chinese garden is laid out behind a high cast-iron fence.
  隔壁高大的铸铁栅栏后面，是一个传统的中式花园。
• Heavy cast-iron cylinder used to flatten lawns.
  用来使草坪变平的沉重的坚固的圆筒。
• If your typewriter was stolen while you were away, why don't you claim on the insurance? You have a cast-iron case.
  如果你的打字机是在你不在时被窃，你为什么不向保险公司提出赔偿要求呢？你有无可辩驳的证据。
• He has a cast-iron alibi& he was in hospital the week of the murder.
  他有强有力的不在现场的证据&发生谋杀的那一周他在住院。
• There is no cast-iron [ fixed] rule.
  没有一成不变的规则。
• He has a cast-iron stomach; he can eat anything.
  他有个（什么都消化得了的）铁胃，什么东西都能吃。
• Much of the cast-iron was recast and replaced.
  建筑中许多铸铁构件经重新铸造得以更换。
• The lavish cast-iron ornamental work above the rounded tower was also meant to be functional.
  盛大的铸造铁花上面的圆形塔楼目的还在于发挥作用。