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 .
     ***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。
• 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。
• 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。
• You can see all the rubble around me here.
  你可以看到我周围全是瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.
  战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。