cast iron
hard alloy of iron made by casting in a mould 鑄鐵; 生鐵. Cf 參看 wrought iron (wrought). ,cast-`iron adj
1 made of cast iron 鑄鐵制的; 生鐵造的.
2 (fig 比喻) very strong; that cannot be broken 強(qiáng)壯的; 打不破的
He has a ,cast-iron consti`tution. 他的身體是鐵打的.
They won't find her guilty. She's got a,cast-iron de`fence. 他們無法給她定罪. 她的答辯無懈可擊.