rubble
noun /ˈrʌbl/
/ˈrʌbl/
[uncountable]- broken stones, etc. from a building or wall that has been destroyed or damaged
碎石;碎砖 - The bomb reduced the houses to rubble.
炸弹把那片房子炸成了瓦砾。 - There were piles of rubble everywhere.
到处都是成堆的瓦砾。
Wordfinder- cement
- construction
- foundation
- girder
- joist
- masonry
- plaster
- rubble
- scaffolding
- site
Topics Buildingsc2- Police sifted through the rubble looking for clues.
警察在瓦砾中仔细寻找线索。 - Rescue workers are searching the rubble for survivors.
救援人员正在瓦砾中搜寻幸存者。 - Several people were trapped in the rubble.
有几个人被困在瓦砾中。 - She stood among the rubble left by the earthquake.
她站在地震留下的碎石乱瓦间。 - What was once a cottage was now a crumbling heap of rubble.
以前的村庄现在成了一堆破砖碎瓦。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- building
- heap
- pile
- be reduced to
- clear
- clear away
- …
- amid the rubble
- among the rubble
- beneath the rubble
- …
词源late Middle English: perhaps from an Anglo-Norman French alteration of Old French robe ‘spoils’; compare with rubbish. - The bomb reduced the houses to rubble.