pig iron

短语

坯铁，毛铁

发音

UK /ˈpɪɡ aɪən/
US /ˈpɪɡ ˌaɪ(ə)ɹn/

词形变化

pig irons 复数 pig irons

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A brittle, impure form of iron produced by smelting iron ore which is often shaped into blocks; it is unsuitable for working but suitable for casting, and so is commonly used as an industrial raw material; (countable) a sample of such iron.

    生铁

    铣铁

    铸铁

    铸𰽫仔

    𰽫仔

    不可数 工程
  2. 2.

    An iron plate which is hung between a piece of meat and the fire used to cook it to prevent the meat from burning if the fire is too hot.

    可数 废旧 烹饪 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

iron fe

下位词 2

spiegeleisen spiegel iron

整体词 2

cast-iron wrought iron

词源

From pig (“animal of the family Suidae, especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus; oblong block of cast metal (iron or lead)”) + iron. It appears that in early use sow was used to refer to larger blocks of smelted metal and pig smaller ones. From the 17th century, the words were adapted to newer methods of iron smelting, with pig used to describe blocks formed from molten iron served from the central channel (runner) of a pig bed which were said to resemble a litter of piglets nursing from a sow.

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