He brushed the cigarette ash from his sleeve...是什么意思？

He brushed the cigarette ash from his sleeve...

他掸掉了袖子上的烟灰。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

brushed

adj. （布）非常柔软的，起绒的；

例句
His hand brushed against hers; it could have been either accidental or deliberate.
就在有意无意间，他的手轻轻拂过她的手。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

cigarette

n. 纸烟，香烟；

例句
People's cigarette smoke seemed to hang in the air.
人们吸烟的烟雾似乎会长时间滞留在空气中。

ash

n. 灰，灰烬，灰色，苍白，骨灰，废墟；

例句
A cloud of volcanic ash is spreading across wide areas of the Philippines...
火山灰云层正在菲律宾大范围扩散。

from

prep. （表示时间）从…，（表示原因）因为，（表示来源）来自…，（表示分离）与…分离[隔开]；

例句
...an abortive attempt to prevent the current President from taking office.
企图阻止现任总统连任的失败尝试

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

sleeve

n. [机]套筒，套管，袖子，袖套，唱片套；vt. 给…装袖子，给…装套筒；

例句
She pulled at his sleeve and he turned on her, fists clenching again before he saw who it was.
她拉了拉他的袖子，他双拳再次握紧，气冲冲地转过身来，这才发现是她。