Grammar Note
表“灰烬”时通常不可数，不说 an ash；表“白蜡树”时为可数名词，复数 ashes。指“骨灰”时通常用复数 ashes。
灰；灰烬
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灰；灰烬
the grey or black powder that is left after something has burned
The fireplace was full of cold ash after the long winter night.
漫长的冬夜过后，壁炉里满是冰冷的灰烬。
火的固体残余物
Solid remains of a fire.
梣属的遮荫树
A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.
燃烧后剩下的残留物
the residue that remains when something is burned
物质经任何完全氧化过程后留下的非水残余物
The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.
He brushed the ash off his sleeve before entering the room.
他进房间前拂去袖子上的灰。
She keeps her grandmother's ashes in a small wooden box.
她把她祖母的骨灰保存在一个小木盒里。
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表“灰烬”时通常不可数，不说 an ash；表“白蜡树”时为可数名词，复数 ashes。指“骨灰”时通常用复数 ashes。
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