Ashes
n. 骨灰\\n[机] 灰
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
ashes
n[pl]
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.
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.
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.
4 (idm 习语) rake over old ashes => rake1. sackcloth and ashes => sack (sack1).
🗣️ 情景例句
At any rate, we must go there.
不管怎么样，我们非去那里一趟不可。
I think you're mistaken about that.
我想你那样不对。
While early settlers had killed bison for food, now the killing became more widespread.
早期的殖民者只是以杀野牛为食，这时屠宰野牛就更为广泛了。