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

• 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。
• Rescue teams recovered more bodies from the rubble.
  救援队从瓦砾中挖出了更多尸体。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• People may be trapped in the rubble.
  人们很可能被困在碎石中。
• Entire suburbs have been reduced to rubble.
  整个市郊都变成了一片废墟。
• Search and rescue of survivors trapped underneath rubble;
  搜寻和抢救被困在废墟下的幸存者；
• 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。