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

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。
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。
The fourteenth century cathedral was reduced to a mass of rubble.
这座14世纪的大教堂变成了一堆瓦砾。
I moved away from the shack and picked my way among the rubble.
我离开木屋，小心地走在瓦砾间。
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。
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。
Firemen were still clearing rubble from apartments damaged at the scene of the attack.
消防队员仍在从袭击现场遭到毁坏的公寓里往外清理瓦砾。
Birch trees sprouted from the rubble and grew into a dense young wood.
桦树从瓦砾中长出来，形成了一片茂密的新林。
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。
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。