ashes n[pl] 1 powder that remains after sth has been destroyed by burning 灰燼 Ashes were all that remained of her books after the fire. 大火過後, 她的書已全部化為灰燼. The house was burnt to ashes overnight. 那所房子一夜之間燒成灰燼. Cf 參看 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邊. 3 the Ashes symbolic trophy won by the winning team after a series of cricket test matches between England and Australia （英國與澳大利亞板球決賽連續(xù)獲勝隊所贏得的象徵性的）錦標. 4 (idm 習(xí)語) rake over old ashes => rake1. sackcloth and ashes => sack (sack1).