积灰 [
jī huī]
deposition
soot formation
dust stratification
- 我为他们清洗叶子,因为他们好像会积灰。
I wash the leaves because they tend to gather dust. - 它在那里也是积灰,于是他把它搬到了客厅。
It gathered dust there, too, so he put it in the living room. - 不论是那种情况,你必须完成的工作就在那里积灰、一天天越来越不吉利。
Either way, the task you must complete is just sitting there, gathering metaphorical (or perhaps literal) dust, and growing more ominous by the day.