ironing

noun
🔊/ˈaɪənɪŋ/
🔊/ˈaɪərnɪŋ/
[uncountable]
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  1. the task of pressing clothes, etc. with an iron to make them smooth熨烫
    • to do the ironing熨衣服
    Topics Houses and homesb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of ironing
    • pile
    verb + ironing
    • do
    ironing + noun
    • board
    See full entry
  2. the clothes, etc. that you have just ironed or that need to be ironed刚熨好的衣物;待熨烫的衣物
    • a pile of ironing一堆待熨烫的衣服
    Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of ironing
    • pile
    verb + ironing
    • do
    ironing + noun
    • board
    See full entry