ash
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ash /æʃ/ ●○○ noun 1 DBURN[countable, uncountable] the soft grey powder that remains after something has been burned 灰，灰烬 cigarette ash 香烟灰 The house burnt to ashes. 那房子烧成了灰烬。 →5 see picture at 见图 volcano2 ashes [plural] a) the ash that remains when a dead person’s body is burned 骨灰 His ashes were scattered at sea. 他的骨灰被撒向大海。 b) a situation in which something is completely destroyed 废墟，灰烬〔指完全被毁的局面〕 The organization has risen from the ashes to become very successful. 该机构浴火重生，现在已经非常成功。 All her hopes and dreams had turned to ashes. 她所有的希望和梦想都化为了泡影。3. HBP[countable, uncountable] a tree that is common in Britain and North America, or the wood from this tree 梣（树），白蜡树；梣木
Examples from the Corpus
ash• cigar ash• In 1871 it burned down, 17,000 buildings were consumed, and a third of the city lay in ashes.• Tiny wisps of ash floated up.• The explosion spewed ash and golf ball-sized fireballs into the air.• Even when remains are cremated, the ashes are often placed in an urn and buried.• In the ashes were bits of broken eggshell.• Investigators sifted through the ashes to find the cause of the fire.• The original versions were reduced to ashes when an earlier Capitol burned in 1881.nASH /æʃ/ n(Action on Smoking and Health) a British organization that opposes smoking and the tobacco industry. It tries to influence the government to put high taxes on tobacco and to make laws that restrict smoking, cigarette advertising etc.Origin ash 1. Old English asce2. Old English æscthat after the Corpus grey remains soft something powder has
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ash
ash /æʃ/
noun
Origin: asce
Origin: æsc1. [uncountable and countable] the soft grey powder that remains after something has been burned:
cigarette ash
The house burnt to ashes.
2. ashes [plural]
a. the ash that remains when a dead person’s body is burned:
His ashes were scattered at sea.
b. a situation in which something is completely destroyed:
The organization has risen from the ashes to become very successful.
All her hopes and dreams had turned to ashes.
3. [uncountable and countable] a tree that is common in Britain and North America, or the wood from this tree
ash /æʃ/
noun Sense 1-2
Language: Old EnglishOrigin: asce
Sense 3
Language: Old EnglishOrigin: æsc
2. ashes [plural]
a. the ash that remains when a dead person’s body is burned:
b. a situation in which something is completely destroyed:
3. [uncountable and countable] a tree that is common in Britain and North America, or the wood from this tree
Ash
Ash, Ma‧ry Kay /ˈmeəri keɪ/
(1915–2001) a US businesswoman who started a cosmetics company that operates in many countries. The company uses saleswomen (saleswoman) who sell directly to customers, rather than in shops, and successful saleswomen are given pink Cadillacs (=a type of expensive car).
Ash, Ma‧ry Kay /ˈmeəri keɪ/
(1915–2001) a US businesswoman who started a cosmetics company that operates in many countries. The company uses saleswomen (saleswoman) who sell directly to customers, rather than in shops, and successful saleswomen are given pink Cadillacs (=a type of expensive car).
ASH
ASH /æʃ/
abbreviation for Action on Smoking and Health; a British organization that opposes smoking and the tobacco industry. It tries to influence the government to put high taxes on tobacco and to make laws that restrict smoking, cigarette advertising etc.
ASH /æʃ/
abbreviation for Action on Smoking and Health; a British organization that opposes smoking and the tobacco industry. It tries to influence the government to put high taxes on tobacco and to make laws that restrict smoking, cigarette advertising etc.
