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

• Entire suburbs have been reduced to rubble.
  整个市郊都变成了一片废墟。
• As the aeroplane went down the runway the wing touched a pile of rubble.
  飞机降落沿跑道滑行的时候机翼擦到了一堆碎石。
• People may be trapped in the rubble.
  人们很可能被困在碎石中。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They pulled Rahab and her family safe and sound from the rubble.
  他们拉着喇合与她的家人，把他们从碎石中带到安全可靠的地方。
• Or you can crawl from the rubble and slowly rebuild.
  或者你可以从碎石堆中走出，开始重建。
• It took two hours to extricate him from the rubble.
  花了两个小时才把他从瓦砾中解救出来。