| 单词 | the ashes |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe ashes the ashes n. Cricket a term originating in a mock obituary notice published in the Sporting Times 2 Sept. 1882, after the sensational victory of Australia at the Oval on Aug. 29 of that year, announcing the cremation of the dead body of English Cricket and the taking of the ashes to Australia; hence, the losing or winning of the rubber in the series of test matches played periodically between the chosen representatives of English and Australian cricket is frequently described as the loss, or the recovery (if previously lost) or retaining (if previously held) of the ashes.extracted from ashn.2< as lemmas |
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