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源自古英语 'sinder'(炉渣),与古诺尔斯语 'sindr'(金属渣)同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语。
❶ 指燃烧后残留的小块灰烬或未完全燃烧的煤渣,通常呈现黑色或灰色,质地轻脆易碎。
“After the fire, only a pile of cinders remained in the fireplace.”
(大火过后,壁炉里只剩下一堆灰烬。)
“She swept the cinders from the hearth into a dustpan.”
(她把炉膛里的煤渣扫进簸箕。)
burn to cinders — 形容物体被完全烧毁的状态,强调彻底焚毁后只剩残渣。
“The historic building burned to cinders in the wildfire.”
(那座历史建筑在山火中被烧成灰烬。)