,ash 'blonde adj., noun

■ fid/ (also ,ash ‘blond) 1 (of hair 头发）very pale blonde in colour 淡褐色的 2 (of a person 人）having ash blonde hair淡褐色头发的

■ noun a woman with hair that is ash blonde in colour

淡褐色头发的女子

ashen /_aej*n/ 〇办（usually of sb’s face 通常指脸）very pale; without colour because of illness or fear 面么往甶 的；没有血色的：They 〖istened ashen-/aced to t/ie news. A们听宭消息时面如死灰。◊ ffis /ace was ashen and wet wft/i sweat.他面如土色，汗如雨下。

Ash-ken-azi /.aeXka'narzi/ noun {pi. Ash-ken-azim /-im/) a Jew whose ancestors came from central or eastern Europe德系犹本八(铒先居住在欧洲中部或东部） —compare Sephardi

ashore /a'Jo:(r)/ adv. towards, onto or on land, having come from an area of water such as the sea or a river 向（或在〉岸上；向(或在）陆地：to come/go ashore 上■岸◊ a (irowned body /oimd washed ashore on the beach被人发现的一具冲到海滩上的溺水者尸体◊ The cruise fnduded severai days ashore.这次航行包括几天陆 上行裎。

ash-ram /'aelram/ noun a place where Hindus who wish to live away from society live together as a group; a place where other Hindus go for a short time to say prayers before returning to society (印度教徒的）静‘

处，隐修处

ash-tray /'aeXtrei/ noun a container into which people who smoke put ash, cigarette ends, etc.烟灰缸

,Ash 'Wednesday noun [u, C] the first day of Lent 圣灰星期三（基督教四旬期首白）一see also Shrove Tuesday

Asia Minor /.eija 'maina(r)/ noun [sing.] the western peninsula of Asia, which now forms, most of Turkey

小亚细亚（亚洲西部半岛，现构成土耳其大部分国土）

Asian /'eijn; 'eisn/ noun, adj.

■ noun a person from Asia, or whose family originally came from Asia 亚 人：British 也ians 英裔亚洲又

In BrE Asian is used especially to refer to people from India or Pakistan. In NAmE it is used especially to refer to people from the Far East.英国英语中，Asian 尤指印度人或巴基斯坦人。北美英语中，Asian尤指远 东人。

■ of or connected with Asia 亚洲的：Asian music

亚洲音乐

.Asian A'merican noun a person from America whose family come from Asia, .especially E Asia 亚裔美国人； (尤指）东亚裔美国人>,今⁵丨^3|1-八^1|1[1打^|<:3|1〇办 Asi.at.ic /_eiJTaetik; ,ei3iV (tech/i/o?/ 术语）of or connected with Asia.亚^i 的：the Asiatic tropics 亚洲 热带

A-side noun the side of a pop record that is considered more likely to be successful (唱片的）A 面（录有比 B 面更重荽的歌曲）一compareB-side aside /a'said/ adv., noun

» 1 to one side; out of the way 到旁色；在旁边：She

puZied the curtain aside•她把窗缶拉向一ii。◊ Stand aside andiet these people pass.闪开，让这些人过去。◊ He took me aside (= away from a group of people) to give me some advice.他把拉到一 给我出主意。◊ (figurative) Leaving aside (= not considering at this stage) the cost of the scheme, let us examine its benefits.

.方案的费用暂且不理，咱们来审查方案的好处。◊ AH our protests’.were brushed aside (土 ignored).我们的一切抗 议均被置之不理。2 to be used later會；备：We set aside some money/or repairs.我们存了一些無作为修理 费用.。3 used after nouns to say that except for one thing, sth is true (用于名词后）除…以外：Money worries aside, things are going weH.除了钱令人发愁外， 事情进展顺利。

■ noun 1 (in the theatre 戏剧)something which a character in a play says to the audience, but which the other characters on stage are not intended to hear 旁白

2 a remark, often made in a low voice, which is not intended to be heard by everyone present 低声.说的话

a remark that is not directly connected with the main subject that is being discussed 离题话：I mention it onZy as an aside ..•我只是顺便提及…