Word · Frequency #15662
ironing
熨烫；熨衣服
the work of using a hot iron to smooth wrinkles from washed clothes
- 1.
The act of pressing clothes with an iron, such as a steam iron.
- 2.
Laundry that has been washed and is ready to be ironed.
- 3.
Laundry that has recently been ironed.
待熨或已熨的衣物；熨烫
In use
There is a pile of ironing waiting for me on the kitchen table.
I hate doing the ironing, so I often wear clothes that do not wrinkle.
The ironing took longer than expected because the shirts were very dry.
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。
a pile of ironing
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。
have some ironing to do
Connections
Collocations
- do the ironing
- 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。
- ironing board
- 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。
- a pile of ironing
- 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。
- ironing basket
- 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。
- need some ironing
- 需要熨烫
- These cotton trousers need some ironing.这些棉质裤子需要熨烫。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.