cast-iron

英 [ˌkɑːst ˈaɪən]

美 [ˌkæst ˈaɪərn]

adj.  铸铁制的; 有力的; 确实的; 确定不移的

TOEFL电力

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

• A woman of great willpower He is a man of cast-iron will.
  意志非常坚强的女人他是一个意志刚强的人。
• 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。
• 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。
• Inside a Shenyang factory that once churned out tractors, workers scale down, pouring molten iron into molds to make cast-iron fences and gates.
  在沈阳一间过往生产牵引机的工厂内，工人把熔铁倒进模型，制作铸铁栏杆与大门。
• Heavy cast-iron cylinder used to flatten lawns.
  用来使草坪变平的沉重的坚固的圆筒。
• She claims to have a cast-iron alibi.
  她宣称自己有不在犯罪现场的铁证。
• He is a man of cast-iron will.
  他是一个意志刚强的人。
• 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。
• 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。
• They won't find him guilty. he's got a cast-iron defence.
  他们不会裁决他有罪。他的辩护无懈可击。