Ash

(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.

哈里特编辑

• 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. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• I found the ash of a cigar, which my special knowledge of tobacco ashes enables me to pronounce as an Indian cigar. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• She was silent for so long that the ash dropped from her cigarette. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• It isn't true that they have any significance--their insides are full of bitter, corrupt ash. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• 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. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• 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. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• 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. 神奇的知识之书.
• 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. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• It must be pure bliss to arrange the furniture just as one likes, and give all the horrors to the ash-man. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Now, ladies,' cried the man with the ash stick, looking into the coach, and shaking Mrs. Sanders to wake her, 'Come! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• You have given yourself much trouble, Schoolmaster,' observed Eugene, blowing the feathery ash from his cigar. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Having found the ash, I then looked round and discovered the stump among the moss where he had tossed it. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• That's the past tense, Tom,' returned Mr. James Harthouse, striking the ash from his cigar with his little finger. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• 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. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• The younger man sat over yonder; he knocked his ash off against the chest of drawers. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• 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. 科学通论.
• 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? 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• I found the ash of a cigar, which my special knowledge of tobacco ashes enables me to pronounce as an Indian cigar. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Don't lose your temper as well as your money, says Mr. George, calmly knocking the ashes out of his pipe. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Then we'll go get the ashes dragged. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,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. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Like Homer, he is said to be buried in many other places, but this is the only true and genuine place his ashes inhabit. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• 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. 科学通论.
• 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. 科学通论.
• We shall sit with lighter bosoms on the hearth, to see the ashes of our fires turn gray and cold. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• Above a heap of dust and ashes in the court, ran the letters: National Property. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• He attended on us, as I may say, in sackcloth and ashes. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• And the books are dust and ashes--and oh, sirs! 威尔基·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. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• 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. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.

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