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ironed

UK //ˈaɪənd//US //ˈaɪərnd//

词源

源自中古英语 'iren'(铁),因传统熨斗为金属制品。动词用法最早记录于15世纪,引申义出现于18世纪。

verb

❶ 指用熨斗烫平衣物上的褶皱,使其变得平整。常用于描述处理衬衫、裤子等需要保持挺括的衣物。

“She ironed all the shirts before packing them for the trip.”

(她在为旅行打包前熨好了所有衬衫。)

“My mother ironed my school uniform every Sunday evening.”

(我妈妈每周日晚上都会熨我的校服。)

❶ 比喻彻底解决或消除问题,像熨平褶皱一样使事情变得顺利。多用于商业或政治语境。

“The manager ironed out all the disagreements between the team members.”

(经理消除了团队成员之间的所有分歧。)

“After hours of negotiation, they finally ironed the contract details.”

(经过数小时谈判,他们终于敲定了合同细节。)

同义词:pressed, smoothed, flattened, resolved, settled

常见短语

ironed out — 指通过讨论或努力解决了问题或分歧,常用于描述消除障碍或困难的过程。

“All the bugs in the software have been ironed out before release.”

(软件中的所有漏洞都在发布前被解决了。)