Five smaller steel rods radiate out from the knee.

五根比较小—点的钢针从膝盖朝外辐射开来。

Reinforcing concrete with steel rods called rebars is the basis of modern construction.

钢筋混凝土是现代建筑的基础。

We have implants to keep heart beats steady, and steel rods to mimic bones.

我们有保持心脏稳定跳动的植入物和模仿骨骼的钢棒。

Concrete pillars for highway bridges that previously only had steel rods inside are now enclosed in steel.

高架桥的水泥柱先前只是在内部有钢筋，如今外面也包上了钢板。

Then four steel rods are inserted into holes that cannot be taken out by anybody until the next business day.

然后把四根钢条插入孔洞中，在下一个工作日之前，任何人都不能将其取出。

The chute also  included anchors, steel rods tying the concrete to the foundation material below.

滑槽还包括锚、将混凝土绑在下面的基础材料上的钢棒。

Steel rods provide a rigid structure, and roofs are covered by roofing material, but there is no need for bricks or concrete.

而钢条能提供坚固的结构，屋顶覆盖有屋面材料，但是无需砖头或混凝土。

They're made of crisscrossing layers of minerals and collagen-- fibers made of protein that strengthen bone the way steel rods reinforce concrete.

它们是由矿物质和胶原蛋白构成的交错网层，而胶原蛋白是一种蛋白质纤维，它能像钢筋强化混凝土一样强化骨质。

However, technological advancements allowed for a steel rod to support the weight of a daringly slender heel.

然而，技术的进步让一根钢棒能够支撑一个大胆纤细的鞋跟的重量。

The paragraph also doesn't tell us what sort of material the cage is made of—wire mesh? steel rods? glass? —but does it really matter?

这个段落里也没告诉我们笼子是什么做的——铁丝网？钢条？还是玻璃？一担这些真的重要吗？

A fire broke out at the site when rescuers set off sparks says they try to cut through a steel rod to reach a woman.

救援人员表示，他们在试图切断钢条解救一名被困妇女时，工具发出的火星引起了火灾。

It's in this time period that we start to see stilettos because of technological advancements which allowed for skinnier heels supported by steel rods.

正是在这个时期，我们开始看到细高跟鞋，因为技术进步允许钢棒支撑更细的高跟鞋。

But between unarmed men the battle is to the strong, where the strong is no blunderer, and Arthur must sink under a well-planted blow of Adam's as a steel rod is broken by an iron bar.

但是在手无寸铁的人之间，战斗是强者的，强者是不会犯错的，亚瑟必须在亚当精心安排的打击下沉没，就像钢棒被铁棒打断一样。