cast-iron

['kæst'ain]

adj. 铸铁的, 坚固的, 严格的, 顽强的

例句与用法：

A few of the shipwrecked sailors were cast up on the shore of a desert island.

有几个失事船只的水手被海浪冲到一个荒岛的海岸上。

I thought I had but a trifle to do, but a lot of new things cast up.

我本来以为没有什么可做了，可是突然间冒出了许多事情。

The machine cast up a big heap of earth.

机器卷起了一大堆泥土。

The earthwork was cast up in three hours.

土方工程在三小时内就完成了。

详细释义：

a.

1. 铸铁制的

2. 坚硬的; 顽强的; 僵硬的

He is a man of cast-iron will.

他是一个意志坚强的人。