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put sth in an/the ashtray
He put the cigarette butt in the ashtray.
他把烟蒂放进烟灰缸。
烟灰缸
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
烟灰缸
a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
He put the cigarette butt in the ashtray.
他把烟蒂放进烟灰缸。
烟灰缸
A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.
用于盛放吸烟者雪茄或香烟灰的容器
a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
He tapped his cigarette into the glass ashtray on the table.
他把香烟灰弹到桌上的玻璃烟灰缸里。
Please empty the ashtrays before the guests arrive.
请在客人到达前清空烟灰缸。
She bought a ceramic ashtray as a souvenir from the trip.
她买了一个陶瓷烟灰缸作为旅行的纪念品。
He put the cigarette butt in the ashtray.
他把烟蒂放进烟灰缸。
There was an ashtray full of ash on the table.
桌上有一个装满烟灰的烟灰缸。
非正式用法，指临时替代品。
She used a saucer as an ashtray.
她用一个茶碟当烟灰缸。
Not this
Please pass me ashtray.
Use this
Please pass me an ashtray.
中文学生常忘记在可数名词单数前加冠词。'ashtray'是可数名词，单数形式前需要不定冠词'an'。
Not this
There are two ashtray on the table.
Use this
There are two ashtrays on the table.
中文名词没有单复数变化，但英语可数名词复数需要加-s。这里'ashtray'的复数形式是'ashtrays'。
在烟灰缸里掐灭香烟
He stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray.
他在烟灰缸里掐灭了香烟。
把烟灰弹进烟灰缸
She flicked the ash into the ashtray before continuing to talk.
她一边继续说话，一边把烟灰弹进烟灰缸。
堆满烟头的烟灰缸
There was an overflowing ashtray on the table.
桌上有一个堆满烟头的烟灰缸。
清空烟灰缸
Please empty the ashtray before the guests arrive.
请在客人到达前把烟灰缸清空。
玻璃烟灰缸
He bought a small glass ashtray for the balcony.
他为阳台买了一个小玻璃烟灰缸。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 day, play)
Use ashtray naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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联想记忆：ash（灰）＋tray（托盘）→ 接烟灰的托盘，就是烟灰缸。
语域：neutral 常见场景：家中客厅、办公室、餐厅或咖啡馆 作为日常物品名称，ashtray 属于中性常用词，在口语和书面语中都比较常见，没有明显的正式或非正式色彩，通常译为“烟灰缸”。
与 ashtray 的 -tray 部分押韵的词有 tray、betray、portray、stray、pray（均含 /treɪ/ 或 /eɪ/）。ash 与 ashtray 的开头拼写和发音相同，但不押韵，因为 ashtray 在 /æʃ/ 后还有 /treɪ/。
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