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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Just two houses remain above the mud and rubble.
  那里的一片污泥和瓦砾之上，只有两座房子仍站立着。
• 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。
• All the buildings in the town have been reduced to rubble
  城里所有的建筑都成了废墟。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。