"ashcans" in Chinese (Simplified)
灰桶灰烬桶金属垃圾桶
Definition
Ashcans 指的是用来收集和储存壁炉、炉灶或焚化炉产生的灰烬的金属容器。这个词有时也泛指金属垃圾桶，常见于美式英语或旧时英语中。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Ashcan” 这一词较为老派，主要见于美式英语。现代英语更常用“trash can”或“garbage can”。常用于历史背景或文学作品。多与“金属”、“垃圾”等词搭配。
Examples
The ashcans next to the furnace are full.
炉子旁边的**灰桶**满了。
Old houses often had ashcans behind them.
老房子后面常常有**灰桶**。
Please empty the ashcans before they overflow.
请在**灰桶**快满了前清空。
City workers used to come every week to collect the ashcans from the alley.
市政工人过去每周都会来小巷收走**灰桶**。
As winter ended, the ashcans were filled with months' worth of ashes.
冬天结束时，**灰桶**里都是几个月的灰烬。
He tossed the burnt paper into one of the ashcans out back.
他把烧焦的纸丢进后面的一个**灰桶**里。