rubble

英 [ˈrʌbl]

美 [ˈrʌbl]

n. 碎石; 碎砖

复数：rubbles　

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。

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。

noun

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
Synonym:debrisdustjunkdetritus

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。
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。
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。
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。
Entire suburbs have been reduced to rubble.
整个市郊都变成了一片废墟。
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。
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。
After the war many cities were full of rubble.
战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
It took two hours to extricate him from the rubble.
花了两个小时才把他从瓦砾中解救出来。
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。