An iron is an electrical device with a flat metal base. You heat it until the base is hot, then rub it over clothes to remove creases.
熨斗 The huge, iron gate was locked. 那扇巨大的铁门被锁上了。
If you iron clothes, you remove the creases from them using an iron.
She used to iron his shirts. 她过去常给他熨衬衫。
Iron is used in expressions such as an iron hand and iron discipline to describe strong, harsh, or unfair methods of control that do not allow people much freedom.
强硬的 He died in 1985 after ruling Albania with an iron fist for 40 years. 他用铁腕统治了阿尔巴尼亚40年后,于1985年去世。