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be ashen with + emotion (fear/grief/shock)
ashen 常描述因疾病或强烈情绪而脸色苍白。
Her face was ashen with grief.
她悲痛得脸色苍白。
苍白的；灰白的
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苍白的；灰白的
Pale and gray, especially from illness or strong emotion.
Her face was ashen with grief.
她悲痛得脸色苍白。
白蜡木制的。
Made from the wood of the ash-tree.
灰烬的；似灰烬的。
Of or resembling ashes.
灰色的；苍白的；贫血的。
Ash-colored; pale; anemic
惊骇的；不安的。
Appalled; upset.
His face turned ashen when he heard the unexpected news.
听到这个意外的消息时，他的脸色变得苍白。
The ashen clouds covered the sky before the heavy rain.
大雨之前，灰白色的云布满了天空。
She looked ashen after working through the whole night.
她通宵工作后，看起来面色苍白。
ashen 常描述因疾病或强烈情绪而脸色苍白。
Her face was ashen with grief.
她悲痛得脸色苍白。
He looked at her ashen cheeks.
他看着她苍白的脸颊。
turn 或 go 后接形容词表示变成某种状态；ashen 强调灰白色。
The patient's skin turned ashen.
病人的皮肤变得灰白。
Not this
He was ashen of his behavior.
Use this
He was ashamed of his behavior.
ashen 是形容词，意为“苍白的、灰白的”，只能描述脸色或颜色，不能表示“羞愧的”；表示“为……感到羞愧”应用 ashamed，且 ashamed 常与 of 搭配。
Not this
When he heard the news, his face turned ash.
Use this
When he heard the news, his face turned ashen.
ash 是名词“灰”，不能作 turn 的表语；turn 作系动词表示“变得”时，后面应接形容词，ashen 才是形容词，意为“苍白的、灰白的”。
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苍白的脸色
His ashen face showed how shocked he was.
他苍白的脸色显示出他有多震惊。
苍白的肤色
Her ashen complexion worried the doctors.
她苍白的肤色让医生们很担心。
苍白的嘴唇
He pressed his ashen lips together and said nothing.
他抿紧苍白的嘴唇，什么也没说。
看上去脸色苍白
You look ashen; are you feeling all right?
你脸色苍白，还好吗？
（因恐惧、震惊等）脸色变得灰白
She turned ashen when she heard the sirens.
听到警报声，她的脸变得灰白。
灰白的头发
Her ashen hair was pulled back in a bun.
她灰白的头发扎成了一个发髻。
面色苍白的,脸色灰白的
She was ashen-faced when she heard the news.
她听到这消息时面色苍白。
变得苍白,脸色发灰
His face turned ashen with fear.
他吓得脸色煞白。
灰蒙蒙的天空,阴沉的天色
The ashen sky threatened rain.
灰蒙蒙的天空预示着要下雨。
出自游戏《黑暗之魂III》，防火女对玩家角色（被称为“灰烬之人”）说的一句台词。这里的“ashen”意为“灰烬的、苍白的”，指玩家身为不死人的灰烬身份。
Her face was ashen with fear.
她吓得脸色苍白。
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联想 ashen = ash（灰烬）+ en，脸像灰烬一样灰白，记住“灰白、苍白”的意思。
语域：formal 常见场景：描述人的脸色（震惊、生病后）、文学作品或新闻叙事 作“苍白的”讲时多用于书面或文学语境，描述人因生病或情绪激动而脸色发灰；日常口语中更常用 pale。该词还有“梣木制的”等义，属中性用法。
fashion、passion、ration 与 ashen 同韵（重音在前的 /ʃən/）。cash、flash、trash 拼写中含 ash 且元音同为 /æʃ/，但比 ashen 少一个 /ən/ 音节，并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.