ash sth
ash 作动词时表示“把……烧成灰”，宾语通常是木头、煤等可燃物。
The fire ashed the dry branches in minutes.
大火几分钟内就把干树枝烧成了灰。
把…烧成灰；使燃成灰烬
ashed — past of ash
在（某人）前额画灰十字；给（某人）涂灰十字；使化为灰烬；参见 ashing。；在(某人)前额画灰十字以庆祝圣灰星期三。；灰；灰烬
to burn something completely until only ash remains
使化为灰烬；参见 ashing。
To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing.
在(某人)前额画灰十字以庆祝圣灰星期三。
To mark (someone) with an ashen cross on the forehead to observe Ash Wednesday.
一般现在时
On Ash Wednesday, the priest ashes the foreheads of the faithful.
在圣灰星期三，神父在信徒的额头上涂灰。
一般过去时
The intense heat ashed the wooden beams within minutes.
高温在几分钟内把木梁烧成了灰。
现在完成时
The fire has ashed everything in its path.
大火把沿途的一切都烧成了灰。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均加-ed。
The furnace ashes the wood completely in a few hours.
这座炉子在几小时内就能把木柴完全烧成灰。
用法提示：此处 ash 是及物动词，意为“把……烧成灰”，用第三人称单数 ashes。
The laboratory ashed the dried sample to analyse its minerals.
实验室把干燥的样本灰化，以分析其矿物质。
用法提示：此处 ash 用过去式 ashed，表示“使灰化、烧成灰”。
Technicians are ashing the contaminated soil to test for heavy metals.
技术员们正在灰化受污染的土壤，以检测重金属。
用法提示：此处 ash 用现在分词 ashing，构成进行时，表示“正在把……灰化、烧成灰”。
ash 作动词时表示“把……烧成灰”，宾语通常是木头、煤等可燃物。
The fire ashed the dry branches in minutes.
大火几分钟内就把干树枝烧成了灰。
用 be 加 ashed 的被动结构，突出“被烧成灰”的结果。
The logs were ashed in the stove.
木头在炉子里烧成了灰。
这一用法指圣灰星期三用灰在信徒前额画十字的仪式。
The priest ashed her on the forehead during the service.
仪式中，神父在她前额上画了灰十字。
grammar · medium
易错句子The priest ash the believer on the forehead.
正确表达The priest ashes the believer on the forehead.
一般现在时中，主语 The priest 是第三人称单数，动词 ash 要加 -es 变成 ashes；汉语动词不随人称变化，容易漏掉这个词尾。
grammar · medium
易错句子The priest ashed the believer by an ashen cross on the forehead.
正确表达The priest ashed the believer with an ashen cross on the forehead.
表示“用某种材料或工具”时，英语用介词 with，不用 by；汉语“用”容易对应成 by，但 by 通常表示方式、手段或施动者，不用于这里的工具/材料。
grammar · medium
易错句子The wood ashed by the fire.
正确表达The wood was ashed by the fire.
被动语态必须由 be 动词 + 过去分词构成；汉语“被”字句没有系动词，学习者容易直接接过去分词而漏掉 was。
在额头上画灰十字
Many Christians ash their foreheads on Ash Wednesday.
许多基督徒在圣灰星期三在自己的额头上画灰十字。
给信徒涂灰十字
The priest ashed the faithful at the Ash Wednesday service.
神父在圣灰星期三礼拜上给信徒们涂了灰十字。
被画上灰十字
The worshippers were ashed with a cross on their foreheads.
礼拜者们的额头上被画上了灰十字。
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