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 .
  ***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

In Dujiangyan, the largest city in the quake zone, the rubble and tent cities had disappeared.
在都江堰，灾区最大的城市，废墟和震后搭建的帐篷区都不见了。
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。
Rescue teams recovered more bodies from the rubble.
救援队从瓦砾中挖出了更多尸体。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
People may be trapped in the rubble.
人们很可能被困在碎石中。
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。