ironing
ironing — 名詞
1. the household chore of pressing fabric items such as shirts, trousers, and bedsh
熨燙
用熨斗燙平衣物的家務
the household chore of pressing fabric items such as shirts, trousers, and bedsheets with a hot tool to remove creases and make them look tidy.
Dahlia does the ironing every Sunday evening while listening to music.
Dahlia 每週日晚上一邊聽音樂一邊熨燙衣物。
collocation: do the ironing
The hotel laundry service includes washing, drying, and ironing of guest clothes.
這家飯店的洗衣服務包含清洗、烘乾和熨燙客人的衣物。
Aaron finished the ironing and hung all the shirts in the wardrobe.
Aaron 熨完衣服後，把所有襯衫掛進衣櫃裡。
Roya finds ironing relaxing after a long day at the office.
Roya 覺得在辦公室待了一整天之後，熨燙衣服很放鬆。
Adisa's mother taught her how to do the ironing when she was twelve.
Adisa 的媽媽在她十二歲時就教她怎麼燙衣服。
文法句型
do + the + ironing
the + ironing + singular verb
用法筆記
Typically paired with the verb 'do' — do the ironing — as the standard way to refer to this chore. Never used in plural form.
常見錯誤
2. fabric items such as clothes and household linen that still need to be pressed w
待燙；已燙
需要熨或已熨好的衣物
fabric items such as clothes and household linen that still need to be pressed with a hot iron, or that have already been pressed and smoothed.
Shanti put the clean ironing on the bed and began folding the shirts.
Shanti 把燙好的衣物放在床上，開始摺襯衫。
adjective modifier: clean ironing
A huge basket of ironing waited for Mateo near the washing machine.
一大籃待燙的衣物在洗衣機旁等著 Mateo。
quantifier: a basket of ironing
Sivan folded the warm ironing and placed it carefully in the drawer.
Sivan 把溫熱的衣物摺好，小心地放進抽屜裡。
"Don't touch the ironing on the chair," said Pim, "I just finished it."
Pim 說：「別碰椅子上那些燙好的衣服，我才剛弄好。」
Megan sorted the ironing: shirts on the left and trousers on the right.
Megan 把衣物分類：襯衫放左邊，褲子放右邊。
- laundry
broader — includes washing and drying, not only ironing; also refers to the clothes themselves
文法句型
quantifier + of + ironing
the + ironing + singular verb
用法筆記
Refers to a collection of fabric items (always uncountable). Often preceded by a quantifier such as 'a pile of', 'a basket of', or 'a load of'. Context determines whether the items are waiting to be ironed or have already been ironed.