ashes
Произношение: [ˈæʃɪz]
Слово
Контекст: «substance»
(noun) the gray or black powder that is left after something burns. When you burn wood or paper, what is left over is called ashes.
Пример
After the campfire went out, we found a pile of ashes in the fireplace.
Пример
The ashes were not very warm anymore; they had cooled down completely.
Пример
What do you do with the ashes after you finish barbecuing?
Контекст: «funeral»
(noun) the parts of a person's body that remain after they have been cremated. It is a way people remember someone who has died.
Пример
The family kept the ashes of their loved one in a special urn.
Пример
They didn't want to scatter the ashes; instead, they chose to keep them at home.
Пример
What will you do with the ashes after the cremation?
Контекст: «figurative language»
(noun) used often in expressions to signify something that is left behind after destruction or something that has ended.
Пример
He rose from the ashes of his difficult past to create a bright future.
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The project ended leaving nothing but ashes of hope behind.
Пример
Can we turn our failures into ashes and build something new from them?
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