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 WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 |  | cast iron nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (moulded metal) | 铸铁  zhù tiě |  |   |   | 生铁  shēng tiě |  | cast-iron adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (of moulded metal) | 用铸铁制的  yòng zhù tiě zhì de |  |   | He cooked the eggs in his trusty cast-iron skillet. |  | cast-iron adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  figurative (alibi, excuse: strong) (借口,托辞) | 强有力的,有说服力的 
  |  |   | He came up with a cast-iron excuse for not attending the meeting. |  
 Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011: cast-iron [ 'k@:staI&n]  adj 1 (=metal)  铸(鑄)铁(鐵)制(製)的 zhùtiě zhì de 2 (=certain)   [+ guarantee, alibi] 无(無)可质(質)疑的 wú kě zhìyí de   |