1.a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
2.a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head
3.metal shackles; for hands or legs
4.implement used to brand live stock
5.home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth
6.extremely robust;
an iron constitution
1.press and smooth with a heated iron;
press your shirts
鐵是一種化學元素,它的化學符號是Fe,它的原子序數是26,是最常用的金屬。它是過渡金屬的一種。是地殼含量第二高的金屬元素。中國是最早發現和掌握煉鐵技術的國家。1973年在中國河北省出土了一件商代鐵刃青銅鉞,表明中國勞動人民早在3300多年以前就認識了鐵,熟悉了鐵的鍛造性能,識別了鐵與青銅在性質上的差別,把鐵鑄在銅兵器的刃部,加強銅的堅韌性。經科學鑒定,證明鐵刃是用隕鐵鍛成的。隨著青銅熔煉技術的成熟,逐漸為鐵的冶煉技術的發展創造了條件。人體中也含有鐵。另外,鐵還常被用做姓氏等。