Word · Frequency #12651
ashtrays
烟灰缸
ashtrays is the plural of ashtray.
a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
- 1.
A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.
烟灰缸
- 2.
a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
用于盛放吸烟者雪茄或香烟灰的容器
用于盛放吸烟者雪茄或香烟灰的容器
In use
He tapped his cigarette into the glass ashtray on the table.
Please empty the ashtrays before the guests arrive.
She bought a ceramic ashtray as a souvenir from the trip.
put sth in an/the ashtray
He put the cigarette butt in the ashtray.
他把烟蒂放进烟灰缸。
an ashtray full of sth
There was an ashtray full of ash on the table.
桌上有一个装满烟灰的烟灰缸。
use sth as an ashtray
非正式用法，指临时替代品。
She used a saucer as an ashtray.
Connections
Collocations
- stub out a cigarette in an ashtray
- 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。
- flick ash into the ashtray
- 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。
- overflowing ashtray
- 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。
- empty the ashtray
- 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。
- glass ashtray
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：ash（灰）＋tray（托盘）→ 接烟灰的托盘，就是烟灰缸。
Context & Register
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”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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