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

• Michael pointed out to me that amongst the rubble, there was one building that remained untouched
  迈克尔指给我看说，瓦砾中有一栋建筑完好无损。
• Entire suburbs have been reduced to rubble.
  整个市郊都变成了一片废墟。
• 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。
• 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。
• You can see all the rubble around me here.
  你可以看到我周围全是瓦砾。
• 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。
• 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。
• Rescue teams recovered more bodies from the rubble.
  救援队从瓦砾中挖出了更多尸体。
• 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。