"ashtrays" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 烟灰缸

Definition

烟灰缸是用来收集香烟灰和烟头的小容器，常见于允许吸烟的场所。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“烟灰缸”常用来收集烟灰和烟头。比较常见于吸烟区。很少见于禁烟场所。在描述环境肮脏时有时可以比喻使用。

Examples

There are three ashtrays on the table.

桌子上有三个**烟灰缸**。

Please empty the ashtrays before you leave.

请在离开前把**烟灰缸**倒掉。

The hotel provides ashtrays in smoking rooms.

酒店在吸烟房间内提供**烟灰缸**。

Why do we still have so many ashtrays if no one smokes here?

这里没人抽烟，为什么我们还有这么多**烟灰缸**？

I always forget to clean the ashtrays after a party.

聚会后我总是忘记清理**烟灰缸**。

Those old glass ashtrays remind me of my grandparents' house.

那些老式的玻璃**烟灰缸**让我想起了我祖父母的家。