ashes
翻译
灰烬, 骨灰
例句
The fireplace was full of ashes.
壁炉里满是灰烬。
He scattered his father's ashes at sea.
他将父亲的骨灰撒入大海。
The city was reduced to ashes.
这座城市化为灰烬。
语法模式
((ashes)) 某物燃烧后留下的粉状残留物 The fireplace was full of ashes.
((sb's ashes)) 人火化后的遗骸 He scattered his father's ashes at sea.
近义词
同义词: cinders, embers, remains, dust
词源
源自古英语 'æsce'，指火的残留物。通常使用复数形式 'ashes'。
记忆技巧
记住葬礼上的“尘归尘，土归土”（Ashes to ashes, dust to dust），这个词与火灾残留物和人类遗骸都有关。