steel
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++steel1 /stiːl/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun 1 [uncountable]HCM strong metal that can be shaped easily, consisting of iron and carbon 钢，钢铁 a steel bridge 钢铁大桥 stainless steel (=steel that does not change colour) knives 不锈钢小刀2 [uncountable]TI the industry that makes steel 钢铁工业 Sheffield is a major steel town. 谢菲尔德是主要的钢铁城市之一。3. nerves of steel BRAVEthe ability to be brave and calm in a dangerous or difficult situation 超人的胆量，巨大的勇气4. [countable]D a thin bar of steel used for making knives sharp 〔磨刀用的〕钢棒
Examples from the Corpus
steel• When people do read longer works, they primarily favor high-drama novels that get a steel grip on their attention.• Edelstein challenges any preconceptions one might have of what a New Jersey steel dispatcher should look like.• In the west, shipbuilding was done at Barrow-in-Furness, again using local steel.• Plate steel is used in the construction and machinery markets.• The best type of lock to use is one made from a loop of solid steel.• According to Gardner, she has the steel to succeed.• Two other bodies are still in the ship, lodged in twisted steel.• The concrete is reinforced with steel.stainless steel• As soon as I get up, I light the fire and put on a stainless steel pot for hot water.• Mobile stainless steel racks are treated as stainless steel worktops.• The M asteroids are about 99 percent metal with the composition of a natural stainless steel.• The Lanes' vat has had to be fitted with a new stainless steel liner.• Before the days of stainless steel, large houses used a knife-cleaning machine.• For Edward, the stainless steel containers, and the job, took on a deeper significance.• They also say the 25-ton stainless steel casks used at some plants to stored cooled material above ground are too expensive.steel2 verb [transitive] steel yourself PREPAREto prepare yourself to do something that you know will be unpleasant or upsetting 使自己准备应付〔不愉快的事〕steel yourself to do something He steeled himself not to look away. 他硬下心不把目光移开。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
steel• Ruth steeled every nerve-ending in her body.• She had been expecting changes and had steeled herself not to resent them.• I meowed a couple of times and steeled myself as she came over.• Only then would ministers steel themselves to introduce the unpleasant but indispensable reform measures.Origin steel1 Old English style, stelesteel1 nounsteel2 verbChinese
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Steel
Steel, Dan‧i‧elle /ˌdæniˈel/
(1947–) a US writer of popular novels, including The Wedding and Bittersweet. She has written more than 60 books, most of which are romances.
Steel, Dan‧i‧elle /ˌdæniˈel/
(1947–) a US writer of popular novels, including The Wedding and Bittersweet. She has written more than 60 books, most of which are romances.
steel
steel1 S3 W3 /stiːl/ noun
a steel bridge
stainless steel (=steel that does not change colour) knives
2. [uncountable] the industry that makes steel:
Sheffield is a major steel town.
3. nerves of steel the ability to be brave and calm in a dangerous or difficult situation
4. [countable] a thin bar of steel used for making knives sharp
steel2 verb [transitive]
steel yourself to prepare yourself to do something that you know will be unpleasant or upsetting
steel yourself to do something
He steeled himself not to look away.
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noun Language: Old English
Origin: style, stele
1. [uncountable] strong metal that can be shaped easily, consisting of iron and carbon:Origin: style, stele
2. [uncountable] the industry that makes steel:
3. nerves of steel the ability to be brave and calm in a dangerous or difficult situation
4. [countable] a thin bar of steel used for making knives sharp
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verb [transitive]steel yourself to prepare yourself to do something that you know will be unpleasant or upsetting
steel yourself to do something
