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

• Rubble and debris from destroyed buildings cover a hillside Monday in Port-au-Prince.
  星期一，太子港。山腰上满目都是碎石和受损建筑的残骸。
• The fourteenth century cathedral was reduced to a mass of rubble.
  这座14世纪的大教堂变成了一堆瓦砾。
• 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。
• Entire suburbs have been reduced to rubble.
  整个市郊都变成了一片废墟。
• The roof collapsed in a roar of rock and rubble
  屋顶轰隆一声塌了下来，碎石瓦砾落了一地。
• But gratefully, into the dust and rubble of the vacant lot.
  而又充满感激地压到了空地的尘土和碎石上。
• You can see all the rubble around me here.
  你可以看到我周围全是瓦砾。
• Birch trees sprouted from the rubble and grew into a dense young wood.
  桦树从瓦砾中长出来，形成了一片茂密的新林。
• All the buildings in the town have been reduced to rubble
  城里所有的建筑都成了废墟。
• There are still hundreds of people buried alive under the rubble.
  还有好几百人在瓦砾堆下被活埋。