Word · Frequency #24998
Fully loadedashen
苍白的；灰白的
Pale and gray, especially from illness or strong emotion.
- 1.
Made from the wood of the ash-tree.
白蜡木制的。
- 2.
Of or resembling ashes.
灰烬的；似灰烬的。
- 3.
Ash-colored; pale; anemic
灰色的；苍白的；贫血的。
- 4.
Appalled; upset.
惊骇的；不安的。
白蜡木制的；梣木制的；白蜡木制的。；灰烬的；似灰烬的。；灰色的；苍白的；贫血的。；惊骇的；不安的。
In use
His face turned ashen when he heard the unexpected news.
The ashen clouds covered the sky before the heavy rain.
She looked ashen after working through the whole night.
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。
ashen + noun (face/cheeks/skin)
He looked at her ashen cheeks.
他看着她苍白的脸颊。
turn/go ashen
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.
Connections
Collocations
- ashen face
- 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。
- ashen complexion
- 苍白的肤色
- Her ashen complexion worried the doctors.她苍白的肤色让医生们很担心。
- ashen lips
- 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。
- look ashen
- 看上去脸色苍白
- You look ashen; are you feeling all right?你脸色苍白，还好吗？
- turn ashen
- （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。
- ashen hair
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 ashen = ash（灰烬）+ en，脸像灰烬一样灰白，记住“灰白、苍白”的意思。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.