rubble

英 [ˈrʌbl]

美 [ˈrʌbl]

n.  碎石; 碎砖

复数：rubbles　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9739 / COCA.7549

牛津词典

noun

• 碎石；碎砖
  broken stones or bricks from a building or wall that has been destroyed or damaged
  1. The bomb reduced the houses to rubble .
     炸弹把那片房子炸成了一堆瓦砾。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 碎石;碎砖;瓦砾
  When a building is destroyed, the pieces of brick, stone, or other materials that remain are referred to asrubble.
  1. Thousands of bodies are still buried under the rubble...
     成千上万的尸体仍然被埋在碎石瓦砾下。
  2. Entire suburbs have been reduced to rubble.
     整个市郊都变成了一片废墟。
• N-UNCOUNT (建房铺路用的)碎石，毛石
  Rubbleis used to refer to the small pieces of bricks and stones that are used as a bottom layer on which to build roads, paths, or houses.
  1. Brick rubble is useful as the base for paths and patios.
     碎砖石可以用来铺路基和庭院地基。

英英释义

noun

• the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
  Synonym:debrisdustjunkdetritus

双语例句

• Whole blocks had been turned into smouldering rubble.
  整座整座的街区都变成了一堆冒着青烟的瓦砾。
• Rescuers are still digging people out of the rubble.
  营救人员仍然在从瓦砾中往外挖人。
• People may be trapped in the rubble.
  人们很可能被困在碎石中。
• Rescue teams recovered more bodies from the rubble.
  救援队从瓦砾中挖出了更多尸体。
• Firemen were still clearing rubble from apartments damaged at the scene of the attack.
  消防队员仍在从袭击现场遭到毁坏的公寓里往外清理瓦砾。
• In Dujiangyan, the largest city in the quake zone, the rubble and tent cities had disappeared.
  在都江堰，灾区最大的城市，废墟和震后搭建的帐篷区都不见了。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.
  战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
• The roof dropped in on us The ceiling collapsed and rubble poured into the room.
  屋顶坍落在我们身上。天花板坍塌了，碎砖破瓦掉落到了屋里。
• Buildings were smashed and burning and rubble heaps blocked many streets.
  许多楼房倒塌，正在燃烧，瓦砾堆堵塞了许多街道。
• Rescue workers are digging through the rubble in search of other victims
  救援人员正在废墟中挖掘，以搜寻其他受害者。