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ashy

/ash-ee/US // ˈæʃ i //UK // (ˈæʃɪ) //

朦胧,羞涩,朦胧的,羞涩的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    ash·i·er, ash·i·est.

    • : ash-colored; pale; wan: an ashy complexion.
    • : of or resembling ashes: an ashy residue.
    • : sprinkled or covered with ashes.

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Examples

  • Even mild eruptions, like the ashy burp from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull in 2010, can force the global economy to grind to a halt.

  • The answer, as it often is for many women who are trying pull off this particular subterfuge, was an ashy honey blonde.

  • His face was of an ashy whiteness; the veins of his brow stood out; his dry lips were drawn.

  • A mist came before his eyes, the cold sweat stood upon his ashy face, his limbs failed him, and he sunk upon his knees.

  • It was a pandemonium which horribly frightened the Mexican rancheros, and made Coronado's dark cheek turn to an ashy yellow.

  • They were obviously panic-stricken, one or two of them being of an ashy-yellow, their nearest possible approach to pallor.

  • He was worn and thin, his beard was white, and the once dark features wore "a sort of grey, ashy halo."