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- mass noun the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance灰, 灰烬：
cigarette ash
香烟灰
count noun (ashes) I turned over the ashes.我把烟灰倒了。
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- count noun
ashes
the remains of the human body after cremation or burning骨灰, 遗骸。
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- the mineral component of an organic substance, as assessed from the residue left after burning（有机物燃烧后的残留物中的）矿物质成分：
coal contains higher levels of ash than premium fuels.
煤所含的矿物质成分比高级燃料高。
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the Ashes
a trophy for the winner of a series of test matches in a cricket season between England and Australia（英国和澳大利亚板球赛季中一系列比赛后优胜方所得的）奖杯。- ORIGIN: from a mock obituary notice published in the Sporting Times (2 September 1882), with reference to the symbolical remains of English cricket being taken to Australia after a sensational victory by the Australians at the Oval.
with obj.(一般作 be ashed)
1- burn to ash, typically for chemical analysis（多指为进行化学分析而）把…烧成灰烬。
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- cover or sprinkle with ash以灰覆盖, 撒灰于。
短语
turn to ashes in one's mouth
- (become) something that is bitterly disappointing or worthless（变成）极为令人失望（或无价值）的东西。
rise（或emerge）from the ashes
- be renewed after destruction毁后被重建。
- [ORIGIN: compare with rise like a phoenix from the ashes （see PHOENIX）.]
词源
Old English æsce, aexe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch as and German Asche.
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- （亦作ash tree）a tree with compound leaves, winged fruits, and hard pale timber. It is widely distributed throughout north temperate regions.梣, 白蜡树。
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- Genus Fraxinus, family Oleaceae: many species, especially the common (or European) ash (F. excelsior).白蜡树属, 木犀科：多种, 尤指欧洲梣（拉丁名F.excelsior）。
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- used in names of unrelated trees with similar leaves, e.g. mountain ash［用于和梣无亲属关系但有类似叶子的树木名称中, 如mountain ash］。
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- an Old English runic letter, .古英语如尼文字字母F.
- ORIGIN: so named from the word of which it was the first letter.
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- the symbol æ or Æ, used in the Roman alphabet in place of the runic letter and as a phonetic symbol（用于罗马字母表中代替如尼文字字母并作为音标的）梣字母æ(Æ)。参见Æ.
词源
Old English æsc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch es and German Esche.