Ash
[æʃ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus.
(noun.) strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats.
(noun.) the residue that remains when something is burned.
(verb.) convert into ashes.
哈里特編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and the white ash (F. Americana).
(n.) The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree.
(n.) sing. of Ashes.
(v. t.) To strew or sprinkle with ashes.
整理:佩吉
解釋/意思:
n. a well-known timber tree or its wood which is white tough and hard much used in carpentry and wheel-work: the ashen shaft of a spear or a spear itself.—adj. Ash′en.—n. Ground′-ash or Ash′-plant an ash sapling.—Mountain ash the rowan-tree; Quaking ash the aspen.
达伦編輯
娱乐性解釋/意思:
Dreaming of ashes omens woe, and many bitter changes are sure to come to the dreamer. Blasted crops to the farmer. Unsuccessful deals for the trader. Parents will reap the sorrows of wayward children.
錄入:特丽萨
例句/造句/用法:
- As she said it, she unconsciously closed her hand, as if upon a solid object, and slowly opened it as though she were releasing dust or ash. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- I found the ash of a cigar, which my special knowledge of tobacco ashes enables me to pronounce as an Indian cigar. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- She was silent for so long that the ash dropped from her cigarette. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- It isn't true that they have any significance--their insides are full of bitter, corrupt ash. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Isaac,' said Jackson, as Mrs. Bardell prepared to get in, looking up at the man with the ash stick, who was seated on the box, smoking a cigar. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- I therefore smoked a great number of those excellent cigarettes, and I dropped the ash all over the space in front of the suspected bookcase. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- The English had a six-foot long bow made of yew or ash, in a single straight piece, that shot arrows the length of a man’s arm. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- In reference to the last (volcanic ash combined with lime and r ubble to form a cement) Vitruvius writes in a way that indicates a discriminating knowledge of geological formations. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- It must be pure bliss to arrange the furniture just as one likes, and give all the horrors to the ash-man. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- Now, ladies,' cried the man with the ash stick, looking into the coach, and shaking Mrs. Sanders to wake her, 'Come! 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- You have given yourself much trouble, Schoolmaster,' observed Eugene, blowing the feathery ash from his cigar. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Having found the ash, I then looked round and discovered the stump among the moss where he had tossed it. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- That's the past tense, Tom,' returned Mr. James Harthouse, striking the ash from his cigar with his little finger. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- He turned, and flipped the ash from his cigarette on to the great marble hearth-stones, that lay bare in the room, without fender or bar. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- The younger man sat over yonder; he knocked his ash off against the chest of drawers. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- The smoke, gases, and ashes left in the path of a raging forest fire are no compensation to us for the valuable timber destroyed. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- What's the good of a thing that you can't put down in the ashes to warm, hey, neighbours; that's what I ask? 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- I found the ash of a cigar, which my special knowledge of tobacco ashes enables me to pronounce as an Indian cigar. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Don't lose your temper as well as your money, says Mr. George, calmly knocking the ashes out of his pipe. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Then we'll go get the ashes dragged. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- Phil announcing it, Mr. George knocks the ashes out of his pipe on the hob, stands his pipe itself in the chimney corner, and sits down to the meal. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Like Homer, he is said to be buried in many other places, but this is the only true and genuine place his ashes inhabit. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- In practice, the wood ashes were boiled in water, which was then strained off, and the resulting filtrate, or lye, was mixed with the fats for soap making. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- When wood is burned, a small pile of ashes is left, and we think of the bulk of the wood as destroyed. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- We shall sit with lighter bosoms on the hearth, to see the ashes of our fires turn gray and cold. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- Above a heap of dust and ashes in the court, ran the letters: National Property. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- He attended on us, as I may say, in sackcloth and ashes. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- And the books are dust and ashes--and oh, sirs! 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Being in a narrow street and a congested district, the plant needed special facilities for the handling of coal and ashes, as well as for ventilation and forced draught. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- In that case, I know where you are going, said Crispin, carefully shaking the ashes out of his pipe; your destination is the Island of Melnos. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
校對:莎娜