noun🔗Share灰烬，炉灰 The solid remains of a fire."After the campfire, the children carefully avoided stepping on the hot ash. "篝火熄灭后，孩子们小心地避开那些滚烫的灰烬，不敢踩上去。materialsubstanceenvironmentdisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share灰烬，炉灰 The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process."After the campfire, the only ash remained, a grey residue of the wood. "篝火过后，只剩下灰烬，那是木头燃烧后的灰色残余。materialsubstancechemistryenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share火山灰，灰烬。 Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash."The volcano's eruption sent ash falling all over the town. "火山爆发后，火山灰像下雨一样落满了整个城镇。geologymaterialsubstanceenvironmentdisasternatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share骨灰 (in the plural) Human (or animal) remains after cremation."The urn containing his ashes was eventually removed to a closet."装着他骨灰的骨灰盒最终被移到了壁橱里。bodyritualreligionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share灰烬，残骸。 What remains after a catastrophe."After the fire, only ash remained in the backyard. "火灾过后，后院里只剩下灰烬一片。disasteroutcomesubstancematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share灰色，灰白色。 A gray colour, like that of ash."The old, faded armchair was painted a dusty ash color. "那张旧旧的、褪色的扶手椅被刷成了灰扑扑的、像灰烬一样的颜色。colorappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share灰化，烧成灰。 To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing."The oven's high temperature will ash the leftover food scraps. "烤箱的高温会将剩余的食物残渣烧成灰。materialprocesschemistryenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弹烟灰, 掸烟灰 To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette."Before going to bed, I ashed my cigarette outside. "睡觉前，我在外面把烟灰缸里的烟灰弹掉了。actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弹，掸 To hit the end off (a burning cigar or cigarette)."He ashed his cigarette before entering the library. "他把烟灰掸掉后才进了图书馆。actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用灰覆盖，施以灰肥。 (mostly used in the passive) To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes."The farmer ashed the newly plowed field to improve the soil before planting the seeds. "农民在播种前，把新翻耕的田地用灰覆盖，以便改良土壤。agricultureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share白蜡树，梣树 A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus."The ash trees are dying off due to emerald ash borer."由于美洲梣木窄吉丁的侵害，白蜡树正在大量死亡。plantnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share梣木 The wood of this tree."The carpenter used the sturdy ash wood for the new table legs. "木匠用坚固的梣木制作了新桌子的腿。materialplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÆ连字，合字 The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English."The Old English manuscript used the ash to represent the "æ" sound in the word "day". "在古英语手稿中，用“ash”（Æ连字，合字）来表示单词“day”中“æ”的发音。languagelinguisticsphoneticswritingwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
