steel

steel
noun
  1. [mass noun]a hard, strong grey or bluish-grey alloy of iron with carbon and usually other elements, used extensively as a structural and fabricating material
    钢，钢铁
    ■used as a symbol or embodiment of strength and firmness
    （钢铁般的）坚强，坚定
    nerves of steel.
    钢铁般的胆量。
    [as modifier]a steel will.
    坚强的意志。
    ■[count noun]a rod of roughened steel on which knives are sharpened
    磨刀钢棒
  2. Steel contains up to 2.2 per cent carbon, often with other additives such as chromium, manganese, silicon, or vanadium to produce desired properties (the total non-ferrous content not exceeding 3 per cent). It is made by removing most of the non-ferrous elements from molten pig iron by combining them with oxygen, now usually in an electric-arc furnace or by the basic oxygen process
verb
  1. [with obj.]mentally prepare (oneself) to do or face something difficult
    使坚强地做（或面对）
    his team were steeling themselves for disappointment.
    他的队员们正在磨炼自己面对失望的局面。
    [with infinitive]she steeled herself to remain calm.
    她坚强地使自己保持冷静。
语源
  1. Old English stȳle, stēli, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch staal, German Stahl, also to stay. The verb dates from the late 16th cent
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