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ash

UK /æʃ/US /æʃ/

词源

源自古英语 'æsce',与古高地德语 'asca' 和拉丁语 'cinis'(灰烬)同源。

noun

❶ 燃烧后剩下的灰烬,通常指木材或其他有机物燃烧后的残留物。

“The fireplace was full of ash after the fire.”

(火熄灭后,壁炉里满是灰烬。)

“She swept the ash from the stove.”

(她把炉子里的灰烬扫干净。)

❶ 白蜡树,一种常见的落叶乔木,木材坚硬,常用于制作工具或家具。

“The old ash tree in the garden provides shade in summer.”

(花园里的老白蜡树在夏天提供阴凉。)

“Ash wood is often used for making baseball bats.”

(白蜡木常被用来制作棒球棒。)

同义词:cinders, soot, dust

常见短语

rise from the ashes — 从失败或毁灭中重新崛起,常用来形容人或事物经历挫折后重新振作。

“After the fire, the town rose from the ashes and rebuilt itself.”

(火灾后,这座城镇从废墟中重生并重建。)

turn to ash — 完全烧毁或化为灰烬,比喻彻底毁灭或消失。

“The documents turned to ash in the fire.”

(文件在火灾中化为灰烬。)