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

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。
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。
Entire suburbs have been reduced to rubble.
整个市郊都变成了一片废墟。
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。
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。
People may be trapped in the rubble.
人们很可能被困在碎石中。
After the war many cities were full of rubble.
战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
They pulled Rahab and her family safe and sound from the rubble.
他们拉着喇合与她的家人，把他们从碎石中带到安全可靠的地方。
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。
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。