英语词汇“rubble”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	rubble
释义	Trends of rubble View usage for: rubble (rʌbəl) 1. uncountable noun When a building is destroyed, the pieces of brick, stone, or other materials that remain are referred to as rubble. Thousands of bodies are still buried under the rubble. Entire suburbs have been reduced to rubble. Synonyms: wreckage, remains, ruins, debris More Synonyms of rubble 2. uncountable noun Rubble is 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. Brick rubble is useful as the base for paths and patios. rubble in British English (ˈrʌbəl) noun 1. fragments of broken stones, bricks, etc 2. any fragmented solid material, esp the debris from ruined buildings 3. quarrying the weathered surface layer of rock 4. Also called: rubblework masonry constructed of broken pieces of rock, stone, etc Derived forms rubbly (ˈrubbly) adjective Word origin C14 robyl; perhaps related to Middle English rubben to rub, or to rubbish rubble in American English (ˈrʌbəl) noun 1. rough, irregular, loose fragments of rock, broken from larger bodies either by natural processes or artificially, as by blasting 2. masonry made of rubble; rubblework 3. debris from buildings, etc., resulting from earthquake, bombing, etc. Derived forms rubbly (ˈrubbly) (ˈrʌbli) adjectiveWord forms: ˈrubblier or ˈrubbliest Word origin ME robel; akin to rubbish, rub Examples of 'rubble' in a sentence rubble Photos of the scene showed buildings reduced to rubble, including what appeared to be a school with upturned desks and chairs covered in dust. Times, Sunday Times (2016) There will be simply a pile of rubble instead of buildings that might have had tenants. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It took three months just to clear the rubble. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He was more like rubble than rock. Christianity Today (2000) There are perhaps just as many still under the rubble. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The catastrophe reduced countless buildings to rubble. The Sun (2015) Government tanks are reducing residential buildings to rubble. Times, Sunday Times (2011) As we walked past countless buildings reduced to rubble we saw hundreds of people hunched under blankets in the freezing rain. The Sun (2011) We'll have to clear up the rubble and put up a tent. Times, Sunday Times (2014) If they are also specialists in clearing the rubble, they can stay. The Sun (2015) Thousands are still buried under rubble and the death toll may hit 50,000. The Sun (2008) German women had to undertake the heaviest manual labour, clearing the rubble. Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994) By the third act, a scattering of rubble and dust is all that remains of the theatre. The Times Literary Supplement (2011) A thousand were injured and rescuers were still scouring the rubble for survivors. The Sun (2013) The technique emerged in postwar Germany as a solution to rebuild making use of the abundance of masonry rubble. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Broken beams hung down from the tiled roof while a 20ft pile of rubble and bricks covered the ground. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He wore heavy-duty ear protectors so could not hear the crash of rock and rubble when there was a tunnel collapse. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I had 20 small bags of brick rubble last year. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Brick, rubble, lumps of concrete and splintered wood were spread around. Times, Sunday Times (2007) In other languages rubble British English: rubble NOUN When a building is destroyed, the pieces of brick, stone, or other materials that remain are referred to as rubble. Whole streets and buildings were reduced to rubble. American English: rubble Brazilian Portuguese: entulho Chinese: 瓦砾 European Spanish: escombro French: décombres German: Schutt Italian: macerie Japanese: 瓦礫 Korean: 건물 잔해 European Portuguese: entulho Latin American Spanish: escombro Chinese translation of 'rubble' rubble (ˈrʌbl) n (u) 碎石 (suìshí) (noun) in the sense of wreckage Definition pieces of broken stones or bricks Thousands of bodies are still buried under the rubble. Synonyms wreckage Mark was dragged from the burning wreckage of his car. remains ruins debris Seven vehicles were damaged by flying debris. Additional synonyms in the sense of debris Definition fragments of something destroyed Seven vehicles were damaged by flying debris. Synonyms remains, bits, pieces, waste, ruins, wreck, rubbish, fragments, litter, rubble, wreckage, brash, detritus, dross Nearby words of rubble rubber-stamp rubbish rubbishy rubble rubicund ruck rucksack Synonyms of 'rubble' rubble Explore 'rubble' in the dictionary
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