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steel    音標拼音: [st'il]
n. 鋼,鋼制品,鋼鐵,堅硬,堅固
a. 鋼的,鋼制的,鋼鐵業的,堅強的
vt. 使堅強


n 1: an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used
in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a
wide range
2: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and
a hilt with a hand guard [synonym: {sword}, {blade}, {brand},
3: knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod
v 1: get ready for something difficult or unpleasant [synonym:
{steel}, {nerve}]
2: cover, plate, or edge with steel

properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing
an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be
tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability
decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in
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2. An instrument or implement made of steel; as:
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. with his brandished steel." --Shak.
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While doubting thus he stood,
Received the steel bathed in his brother's
blood. --Dryden.
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sharpening knives.
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characterized by sternness or rigor. "Heads of steel."
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Note: Steel is often used in the formation of compounds,
generally of obvious meaning; as, steel-clad,
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{Bessemer steel} (Metal.) See in the Vocabulary.

{Blister steel}. (Metal.) See under {Blister}.

{Cast steel} (Metal.), a fine variety of steel, originally
made by smelting blister or cementation steel; hence,
ordinarily, steel of any process of production when
remelted and cast.

{Chrome steel}, {Chromium steel} (Metal.), a hard, tenacious
variety containing a little chromium, and somewhat
resembling {tungsten steel}.

{Mild steel} (Metal.), a kind of steel having a lower
proportion of carbon than ordinary steel, rendering it
softer and more malleable.

{Puddled steel} (Metal.), a variety of steel produced from
cast iron by the puddling process.

{Steel duck} (Zool.), the goosander, or merganser. [Prov.

{Steel mill}.
(a) (Firearms) See {Wheel lock}, under {Wheel}.
(b) A mill which has steel grinding surfaces.
(c) A mill where steel is manufactured.

{Steel trap}, a trap for catching wild animals. It consists
spring when the animal disturbs the catch, or tongue, by
which they are kept open.

{Steel wine}, wine, usually sherry, in which steel filings

{Tincture of steel} (Med.), an alcoholic solution of the
chloride of iron.

{Tungsten steel} (Metal.), a variety of steel containing a
small amount of tungsten, and noted for its tenacity and
hardness, as well as for its malleability and tempering
qualities. It is also noted for its magnetic properties.
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Steel \Steel\ (st[=e]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steeled}
(st[=e]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Steeling}.] [AS. st[=y]lan: cf.
Icel. staela. See {Steel}, n.]
razor; to steel an ax.
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2. Fig.: To make hard or strong; hence, to make insensible or
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Lies well steeled with weighty arguments. --Shak.
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O God of battles! steel my soldiers' hearts. --Shak.
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Why will you fight against so sweet a passion,
And steel your heart to such a world of charms?
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3. Fig.: To cause to resemble steel, as in smoothness,
polish, or other qualities.
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These waters, steeled
By breezeless air to smoothest polish. --Wordsworth.
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4. (Elec.) To cover, as an electrotype plate, with a thin
layer of iron by electrolysis. The iron thus deposited is
very hard, like steel.
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183 Moby Thesaurus words for "steel":
cement, cold steel, common stock, concrete, confirm,
convertible preferred stock, copper, coppery, cornify,
corporate stock, cumulative preferred stock, cupreous, cuprous,
cutlery, cutter, cyclical stock, dagger, defensive stock,
indurate, insulate, inure, invigorate, iron, ironlike,
preferred stock, prepare, prop, protect, protective stock,
refresh, reinforce, reinvigorate, restrengthen, reverse split,
short stock, silver, silver-plated, silvery,
special situation stock, specialty stock, speculative stock, split,
unissued capital stock, unmeasurable, utilities, vitrify,
voting stock, whittle





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