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ashes /ˈæʃɪz/► SEE ALLrake over the ashes/the pastrise from the ashesput on, wear, etc. sackcloth and ashes●rake over the ˈashes/the ˈpast (informal, disapproving) discuss with sb unpleasant things that happened between you in the past 旧事重提；翻老账◆When they met each other again, ten years after the divorce, they both tried hard not to rake over the past.他们离婚十年后重逢，双方都竭力避免提起不愉快的往事。●ˌrise from the ˈashesbecome successful or powerful again after defeat or destruction （在遭遇挫败或毁灭后）卷土重来，东山再起◆Can a new party rise from the ashes of the old one?在旧政党的灰烬中会诞生出一个新的政党吗？ ORIGIN This idiom refers to the story of the phoenix, a mythological bird which burns to death and then rises from the ashes to be born again. 这个习语原指凤凰涅槃的神话故事，凤凰自焚而死后重生于灰烬。●put on, wear, etc. ˌsackcloth and ˈashesbehave in a way that shows that you are sorry for sth that you have done 负荆请罪；忏悔；悔恨◆Look, I’ve said I’m sorry! What do you want me to do — put on sackcloth and ashes?喂，我已经说过对不起了！你还想让我怎么样，还负荆请罪不成？ ORIGIN This comes from the Bible. People wore sackcloth (= a rough material) and put ash (= the grey powder left after something burns) on their face and hair to show that a person they loved had died or that they were sorry for something they had done. 这个习语源于《圣经》。人们披上粗麻布（sackcloth），在脸和头发上涂上灰（ash），表示心爱的人刚去世或为所做的事表示道歉。 |