| 释义 |
ash¹ /æʃ/ n. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 灰；灰末，灰烬
a heap of cigar ash(es) 一堆雪茄烟灰
He stubbed out his cigarette and shook an ash off his coat-sleeve. 他捻熄了纸烟，抖去衣袖上一抹烟灰。
remove ash(es) from a fireplace 清除壁炉里的灰烬
The house burnt to ashes. 房屋烧成灰烬。
2. = soda ash
3. [有时作 ashes] 【地】火山灰
4. 淡灰色；[ashes] 死般的苍白
5. [ashes] 悲哀(或忏悔、认错)的标志(昔时人们撒灰于头上以示悲哀或悔恨)
6. [ashes] 骨灰；遗骸
7. [ashes] 废墟
The city was left in ashes. 这座城市成了一片废墟。
8. [the Ashes] (在英国和澳大利亚间定期举行的板球赛中双方争取的)板球柱焚烧后留下的灰烬，锦标
England retains the Ashes. 英国保持着锦标。
II vt.
1. 撒灰于
The corn was ashed to keep away weevils. 庄稼被撒上灰以防象鼻虫侵害。
2. 把…烧成灰烬
The bones were ashed in a furnace. 骨头在炉中被烧成灰烬。
[< OE æsce] phr. lay in ashes 把…化为灰烬；把…夷为平地 rake over the (或 old) ashes 回忆 (不愉快的)往事；旧事重提 rise (或 emerge) from ashes (凤凰)从灰烬中飞出获得重生 turn to ashes in one's mouth 大失所望；变得一无价值 |