ash

美 [æʃ]英 [æʃ]
  • n.灰;灰烬,废墟;骨灰;梣,梣木;*æ
  • v.撒灰于;把…烧成灰烬

复数: ashes

ashash

noun

1

灰;灰烬
the grey or black powder that is left after sth, especially tobacco , wood or coal, has burnt

cigarette ash

烟灰

black volcanic ash

黑色火山灰

2

灰烬;废墟
what is left after sth has been destroyed by burning

The town was reduced to ashes in the fighting.

在战斗中这座城镇已化为灰烬。

the glowing ashes of the campfire

营火剩下的灼热余烬

The party had risen, like a phoenix, from the ashes of electoral disaster.

该党像长生鸟一样,从选举惨败的灰烬中重新崛起。

3

骨灰
the powder that is left after a dead person's body has been cremated (= burned)

She wanted her ashes to be scattered at sea.

她希望自己的骨灰撒向大海。

4

梣;白蜡树
a forest tree with grey bark

5

梣木
the hard pale wood of the ash tree

6

*æ(古英语的一个字母,也为音标,表示如cat一词中的元音)
the letter æ, used in Old English, and as a phonetic symbol to represent the vowel sound in cat

习语

to behave in a way that shows that you are sorry for sth that you have done

ash

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 灰;灰烬
    Ash is the grey or black powdery substance that is left after something is burnt. You can also refer to this substance as ashes .

    A cloud of volcanic ash is spreading across wide areas of the Philippines...

    火山灰云层正在菲律宾大范围扩散。

  • 2
    N-PLURAL 骨灰
    A dead person's ashes are their remains after their body has been cremated.

  • 3
    N-VAR 白蜡树;
    An ash is a tree that has smooth grey bark and loses its leaves in winter.

    ...a high forest of oak and ash.

    生长着橡树和白蜡树的高山林

noun

1
any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
Synonym: ash tree
2
strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees;used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats
3
the residue that remains when something is burned

verb

1
convert into ashes

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  1. The volcano erupted , raining hot ash over a wide area .

    火山喷发,将炽热的火山灰洒落在一大片地域上。

  2. Volcanic ash showered down on the town after the eruption .

    火山喷发后,小城落了一层火山灰。

  3. Can a new party rise from the ashes of the old one ?

    在旧政党的灰烬中会诞生出一个新的政党吗?

  4. The town was reduced to ashes in the fighting .

    在战斗中这座城镇已化为灰烬。

  5. She wanted her ashes to be scattered at sea .

    她希望自己的骨灰撒向大海。

  6. The volcano spurted clouds of steam and ash high into the air .

    火山把团团热气和灰尘喷向高空。

  7. Please don 't flick ash on the carpet !

    请勿把烟灰弹在地毯上!

  8. The party had risen , like a phoenix , from the ashes of electoral disaster .

    该党像长生鸟一样,从选举惨败的灰烬中重新崛起。

  9. Don 't tread ash into the carpet !

    别把烟灰踩进地毯里!

  10. The pages crinkled and curled and turned to ashes in the fire .

    那些纸页在火中起皱卷曲变成了灰烬。

  11. Ash began to erupt from the crater .

    火山灰开始从火山口喷出。

  12. A cloud of volcanic ash is spreading across wide areas of the Philippines

    火山灰云层正在菲律宾大范围扩散。

  13. She let the long cone of ash hang at the end of her cigarette .

    她让长长的烟灰留在烟头上。

  14. Weather satellites have observed a ring of volcanic ash girdling the earth

    气象卫星观测到一个环绕地球的火山灰带。

  15. The volcano threw new showers of magma and ash into the air .

    火山又向空中喷出了岩浆和火山灰。

  16. The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed

    埋在灰烬里的尸体慢慢地腐烂了。

  17. The parks and squares looked grim under a mantle of soot and ash .

    在一层烟尘的笼罩之下,公园和广场显得阴沉沉的。

  18. He ordered their villages burned to ashes .

    他下令将他们的村庄烧成灰烬。

  19. He brushed the cigarette ash from his sleeve

    他掸掉了袖子上的烟灰。

  20. Mount Unzen has been spewing out volcanic ash , gas , and rock today

    云仙山今天一直在向外喷涌火山灰、气体和火山岩。

  21. Out of the ashes of the economic shambles , a phoenix of recovery can arise .

    在经济废墟中可能孕育着经济复苏的苗头。

  22. The volcano spewed out more scorching volcanic ashes , gases and rocks

    火山喷出更多灼热的火山灰、气体和岩块。

  23. She raked out the ashes from the boiler .

    她把炉灰从锅炉里面耙了出来。

  24. He went on about his irresponsible behaviour , the dreadful effect it would have on his children and so on . It was all sackcloth and ashes .

    他接着又说到了自己不负责任的行为以及可能对孩子们造成的恶劣影响等等。一时间捶胸顿足,懊悔不已。

  25. Drop your cigarette ashes into the ashtray .

    请把香烟灰弹在烟灰缸里。

  26. He flicked the ashes from his cigar .

    他弹去雪茄烟烟灰。

  27. Her ashes were spread over the sea .

    她的骨灰被撒到海里。

  28. There is a possibility that alkalinity of ash is related to fiber fineness .

    灰分的碱度可能与纤维的细度有关。

  29. He blew hard on the ashes to rekindle the fire .

    他用力吹灰烬以便使火复燃。

  30. The house was burnt down to ashes .

    房子被烧成了灰烬。

  • 习语

n.

wear, put on, etc. sackcloth and ashes

忏悔;悔恨;后悔
to behave in a way that shows that you are sorry for sth that you have done