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asch

UK /æʃ/US /æʃ/

词源

源自古英语æsce,与古高地德语asca同源,原始日耳曼语词根*askōn。

noun

❶ 指一种落叶乔木,属于木犀科,常见于北半球温带地区,木材坚硬常用于制作工具或运动器材。

“The baseball bat is made of ash wood.”

(这根棒球棒是用白蜡木制成的。)

“Ash trees are dying due to the emerald ash borer.”

(由于翡翠灰蛀虫的侵害,白蜡树正在大量死亡。)

❶ 燃烧后残留的粉末状物质,通常为灰色,常见于火灾现场或烟灰缸中。

“She tapped the cigarette ash into the tray.”

(她把烟灰弹进烟灰缸里。)

“Volcanic ash covered the entire village.”

(火山灰覆盖了整个村庄。)

同义词:cinders, remains, embers

常见短语

rise from the ashes — 指从失败或毁灭中重新崛起,就像凤凰从灰烬中重生一样。

“After the bankruptcy, the company rose from the ashes stronger than before.”

(破产后,这家公司浴火重生,比之前更加强大。)

ash blonde — 形容一种浅金偏灰白的发色,类似白蜡木的颜色。

“She dyed her hair ash blonde for the summer.”

(她为夏天把头发染成了灰金色。)