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noun

灰烬，炉灰

The solid remains of a fire.

Examples :

"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。

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灰烬，炉灰

The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

火山灰，灰烬。

Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

骨灰

(in the plural) Human (or animal) remains after cremation.

Examples :

"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。

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灰烬，残骸。

What remains after a catastrophe.

Examples :

"After the fire, only ash remained in the backyard. "

火灾过后，后院里只剩下灰烬一片。

disaster outcome substance material

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灰色，灰白色。

A gray colour, like that of ash.

Examples :

"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。

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verb

灰化，烧成灰。

To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing.

Examples :

"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。

material process chemistry environment

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verb

弹烟灰, 掸烟灰

To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette.

Examples :

"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。

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verb

弹，掸

To hit the end off (a burning cigar or cigarette).

Examples :

"He ashed his cigarette before entering the library. "

他把烟灰掸掉后才进了图书馆。

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verb

用灰覆盖，施以灰肥。

(mostly used in the passive) To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.

Examples :

"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。

agriculture environment

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noun

白蜡树，梣树

A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.

Examples :

"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。

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梣木

The wood of this tree.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

Æ连字，合字

The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.

Examples :

"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。

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