灰烬，废墟;（尤指人火化后的）骨灰
what is left of something after it has been destroyed by fire, especially what is left of a human body after it has been burned
Her ashes were scattered at sea. 她的骨灰撒在了大海里。
Allied bombing left Dresden in ashes in 1945. 1945年盟军对德累斯顿发动轰炸，将其夷为平地。
reduce to ashes Hundreds of homes were reduced to ashes in last summer's wildfires.
The entire contents of the archive was turned into ashes.
My mother has gone to collect the ashes of her brother, who died last month.
See also: ash (POWDER)