ashy
adjective uk/ˈæʃ.i/ us/ˈæʃ.i/
(BURNED)
灰烬的;像灰烬的;有灰烬的
consisting of or like ash (= the soft grey or black powder that is left after a substance has burned)
They found fruit thrived in the ashy soil at the feet of volcanoes. 他们发现果木在火山脚下含有大量灰烬的土壤里生长旺盛。
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- An estimated 300 firefighters remained missing in the ashy ruins in Lower Manhattan.
- An almost featureless, ashy mud coats the island.
- In all the houses, a burned, ashy sediment had been piled up around some of the cooking-holes.
(COLOUR)
灰白色的
light grey in colour
Her ashy face was anxious, pallid with lack of sleep. 她灰白的脸透着焦虑，因为缺乏睡眠而憔悴不堪。
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- If your hair is ashy, a golden colour-depositing shampoo can warm it up, says colourist Giselle.
- He came listlessly back to work, with the curious ashy colour of a man who has been sick.
- His face was ashy, and his eyes staring, fixed, like those of a blind man or a corpse.
- The adult bird has a black back and crown, ashy grey wings, white underparts, yellow legs and red eyes.
(SKIN)
（皮肤因干燥而）显现灰白斑块的
(of skin) feeling dry, and having areas of white on it
Moisturizers relieve the dry or "ashy" skin that is common among dark-skinned people. 保湿霜可以缓解深色皮肤的人常出现的皮肤干燥或者“发灰”的情况。
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- Although it shows up more on darker skin, ashy skin can affect people of all ethnicities.
- The doctor noticed the boy's arms appeared ashy and suspected he had a skin condition.
- "Us brown-skinned girls get ashy if we don't moisturize," she said, as she rubbed lotion on the girl's arm.