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do the ironing
这个搭配表示做熨衣服这件事，ironing 不可数。
I usually do the ironing on Sunday evenings.
我通常在周日晚上熨衣服。
熨烫；熨衣服
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
熨烫；熨衣服
the work of using a hot iron to smooth wrinkles from washed clothes
I usually do the ironing on Sunday evenings.
我通常在周日晚上熨衣服。
The act of pressing clothes with an iron, such as a steam iron.
Laundry that has been washed and is ready to be ironed.
Laundry that has recently been ironed.
There is a pile of ironing waiting for me on the kitchen table.
厨房桌上放着一堆等我熨烫的衣服。
I hate doing the ironing, so I often wear clothes that do not wrinkle.
我讨厌熨衣服，所以我常穿不易起皱的衣服。
The ironing took longer than expected because the shirts were very dry.
熨烫花的时间比预想的长，因为这些衬衫非常干。
这个搭配表示做熨衣服这件事，ironing 不可数。
I usually do the ironing on Sunday evenings.
我通常在周日晚上熨衣服。
这里 ironing 指待熨或已熨的衣物，不是动作。
There's a pile of ironing in the corner.
角落里有一堆待熨的衣物。
We have some ironing to do before the visitors arrive.
客人来之前我们有些衣物要熨。
Not this
I have many ironings to do this weekend.
Use this
I have a lot of ironing to do this weekend.
ironing 在此指“熨衣服”这一活动或衣物的总称，是不可数名词，不能用 many 或复数形式；表示数量时应用 a lot of / lots of 等。
Not this
I ironing my clothes now.
Use this
I am ironing my clothes now.
现在进行时须由“be + 现在分词”构成；不能只用现在分词 ironing 而漏掉 be 动词。中文无相应助动词，学习者易漏用 am/is/are。
Not this
I need to do some iron.
Use this
I need to do some ironing.
表示“熨衣服”这一活动要用动名词 ironing 作名词；iron 作名词指“熨斗”或“铁”，不能表示该活动。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
熨衣服；做熨烫活儿
I usually do the ironing on Sunday evenings.
我通常在周日晚上熨衣服。
烫衣板；熨衣板
She set up the ironing board in the kitchen.
她在厨房里支起了烫衣板。
一堆待熨的衣物
There's a pile of ironing waiting for me.
有一堆待熨的衣物等着我。
待熨衣物篮；熨衣筐
He put the clean shirts in the ironing basket.
他把干净的衬衫放进了熨衣筐。
需要熨烫
These cotton trousers need some ironing.
这些棉质裤子需要熨烫。
熨烫很美味。
Bart Simpson says this deliberately nonsensical line in the 1995 Simpsons episode 'The Springfield Connection.' It has become a popular Internet meme.
巴特·辛普森在1995年的《辛普森一家》剧集《The Springfield Connection》中故意说了这句毫无意义的话。它已成为流行的网络迷因。
Use ironing naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住iron(熨斗)加-ing：想象熨斗正来回烫平衣服，名词指‘熨烫’这件事或待熨的衣物。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常家务、洗衣店或家政服务 ironing 作名词时通常指熨烫这件事，也可指待熨或已熨的衣物；在日常口语和一般书面语中都比较常见，属于中性表达。
没有常见词与 /ˈaɪənɪŋ/ 完全押韵。dining、shining、whining 读 /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/、/ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/、/ˈwaɪnɪŋ/，共享 /aɪ/ 和 /nɪŋ/，但缺少中间的 /ə/，不是严格押韵。owning、groaning、phoning 拼写相近，都读 /ˈoʊnɪŋ/ 等，元音完全不同，注意不要被拼写误导。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.