ashes
plural noun
us/ˈæʃ·əz/theashleftafter adeadbodyhas beencremated(=burned):
My grandmother’s ashes werescatteredover thislake.
单词 | ashes |
释义 | asheswhat isleftof something after it has beendestroyedbyfire,especiallywhat isleftof ahumanbodyafter it has beenburned: Her ashes werescatteredatsea. AlliedbombingleftDresden in ashes in 1945. Theentirecontentsof thearchivewasturnedinto ashes. Hundreds ofhomeswerereducedto ashes in last summer'swildfires. Mymotherhas gone tocollectthe ashes of herbrother, whodiedlastmonth. See also ash(POWDER) the Ashesaprizewhich is given to thewinnerof aseriesofgamesofcricketbetweenAustraliaandEngland: Australianeed towinthe fourthtestmatchtoretainthe Ashes. Englandhad notwonthe Ashes for over adecade. See also ash(CRICKET) ashes| American Dictionaryashes plural noun us/ˈæʃ·əz/theashleftafter adeadbodyhas beencremated(=burned): My grandmother’s ashes werescatteredover thislake. |
随便看 |
|
英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条,涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法,是英语学习的必备工具。