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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• And we hear it in the cries of a child, miraculously pulled from the rubble.
  我们听到了孩子的哭泣，也听到了废墟中的奇迹。
• Search and rescue of survivors trapped underneath rubble;
  搜寻和抢救被困在废墟下的幸存者；
• The roof dropped in on us The ceiling collapsed and rubble poured into the room.
  屋顶坍落在我们身上。天花板坍塌了，碎砖破瓦掉落到了屋里。
• 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。
• Rescuers are still digging people out of the rubble.
  营救人员仍然在从瓦砾中往外挖人。
• 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。