| [/ˈæʃɪz; ˋæʃɪz/] n [pl] 用法:
1 powder that remains after sth has been destroyed by burning 灰烬:
Ashes were all that remained of her books after the fire. 大火过後, 她的书已全部化为灰烬. *
The house was burnt to ashes overnight. 那所房子一夜之间烧成灰烬. Cf 参看 ash. 用法:
2 remains of a human body after cremation 骨灰:
His ashes were buried next to those of his wife. 他的骨灰埋葬在妻子骨灰的旁边. 用法:
3 the Ashes symbolic trophy won by the winning team after a series of cricket test matches between England and Australia （英国与澳大利亚板球决赛连续获胜队所赢得的象徵性的）锦标. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) rake over old ashes => rake1. sackcloth and ashes => sack (sack1). |