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irons

/ˈaɪ.ɚnz/ 名词 B1

中文: 镣铐、马镫

  1. Shackles. (dated) · He’s been clapped in irons!
  2. A lack of forward motion. · Alice steered the boat into the wind, so we were stuck in irons.
  3. The stirrups.
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While she was trying to fix on one, the cook took the cauldron of soup off the fire, and at once set to work throwing everything within her reach at the Duchess and the baby—the fire-irons came first; then followed a shower of saucepans, plates, and dishes.
《Alice's Adventures in Wonderland》,第42页 · B2
“Let the irons be heated,” said the doctor; “but really it is a useless precaution.”
《The Count of Monte Cristo》,第211页 · C1
This order to heat the irons made Dantès shudder.
《The Count of Monte Cristo》,第211页 · C1

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