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ashe

UK /æʃ/US /æʃ/

词源

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

noun

❶ 指燃烧后剩余的灰烬,通常由木材、纸张等可燃物燃烧后产生,呈灰色粉末状。

“The fireplace was full of cold ashe.”

(壁炉里堆满了冷却的灰烬。)

“She swept the ashe from the stove.”

(她把炉子上的灰烬扫掉了。)

❶ 象征毁灭、终结或死亡,常用于文学或隐喻中表达某种事物的消亡。

“The city was reduced to ashe after the war.”

(战争过后,这座城市化为灰烬。)

“His dreams turned to ashe when the company failed.”

(公司倒闭后,他的梦想化为灰烬。)

同义词:cinders, dust, remains, debris, soot

verb

❶ 将某物烧成灰烬,通常指完全燃烧或销毁的过程。

“They ashed the documents to destroy the evidence.”

(他们将文件烧成灰烬以销毁证据。)

“The fire ashed the entire forest.”

(大火将整片森林烧成了灰烬。)

同义词:burn, incinerate, cremate, reduce to ashes, char

常见短语

rise from the ashes — 比喻从失败或毁灭中重新崛起,常用于描述人或事物经历挫折后的重生。

“The company rose from the ashes after the bankruptcy.”

(这家公司在破产后浴火重生。)

turn to ashes — 形容希望或计划彻底破灭,常用于表达失望或失败的结局。

“All his plans turned to ashes when the deal fell through.”

(当交易失败时,他所有的计划都化为了灰烬。)