iron out

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To remove (a crease or creases) with an iron. transitive
    — That shirt still has a few more wrinkles to iron out.
  2. To make (something) flat or smooth as if with an iron. transitive
    — Dilatation of this type “irons out the folds” of the urethra, giving better drainage of the paraurethral glands, stimulating circulation and promoting rapid healing, especially when small doses (7½ gr. q.i.d.) of one of the triple-sulfonamides are given as an adjunct.
  3. To resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem). figuratively,transitive
    — Let's just sit down and iron out an agreement on this issue.
  4. To thrash or beat up; to overwhelm in a fight. slang,transitive
    — It was a WhatsApp message saying, 'do you want to fight Christmas time/December? Exhibition, who ever you want'. […] Of course I would [fight a YouTuber] - especially Jake Paul! I'd iron him out. He wouldn't fight me though, would he?
  5. To kill. slang,transitive
    — ‘I’ll f***king run out of the crowd with a f***king pillowcase, put it over his nut and just suffocate him.[’] […] He explained: ‘I think that’s the move because no-one’s going to iron him out and he needs to go don’t he, this geezer?[’]

词形变化

irons out present,singular,third-person ironing out participle,present ironed out participle,past ironed out past
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