[영어 단어] iron

 

iron

[아이언]
~을 다리미질하다
철, 쇄, 다리미, 인두
철제의, 확고한, 강건한

Iron is an element which usually takes the form of hard, dark grey metal. It is used to make steel and also forms part of many tools, buildings, and vehicles. Very small amounts of iron occur in your blood and in food.
Iron is an electrical device with a flat metal base. You heat it until the base is hot, then rub it over clothes to remove creases.
If you iron clothes, you remove the creases from them using an iron.
You can use iron to describe the character or behavior of someone who is very firm in their decisions and actions, or who can control their feelings well.
Iron is used in expressions such as an iron hand and iron discipline to describe strong, harsh, or unfair methods of control which do not allow people much freedom.
If someone has a lot of irons in the fire, they are involved in several different activities or have several different plans.
It was made of thick wooden planks held together with iron bands.

 

 

 

iron ore

철광석

 

 

 

 

iron out

다림질하다,
(길을) 펴다, 원활하게 하다
(오해, 장애물 등을) 없애다, 해결/해소하다.
의견 차이를 조율하다. 문제를 해결하다.

to smooth, using a heated iron
to put right or settle (a problem or difficulty) as a result of negotiations or discussions
to knock unconscious
They are going to a marriage counselor to try to iron out their problems.
We have to iron out a few more issues before ending the meeting.

 

 

 

iron something out

(주름을) 다리미질로 펴다/없애다
(문제를) 없애다, 바로잡다

to remove the folds that you do not want from clothes, etc. by using an iron
to get rid of any problems or difficulties that are affecting something
We need to have a meeting this week in order to iron out the distribution problems.