rubble
UK/'rʌbl/US
TOEFLGREB2
Definitions
n.
Broken fragments of stone, brick, or other material from a destroyed building or structure.
瓦砾，碎石，废墟残骸
Root Breakdown
Native Englishrubbleother
=rubble
Common Collocations
- 1.reduced to rubble夷为废墟
- 2.clear the rubble清理瓦砾
- 3.pile of rubble一堆碎石
- 4.sift through rubble在废墟中搜寻
Example Sentences
- 1.
Rescue workers searched through the rubble for survivors after the earthquake.
- 2.
The old factory was reduced to rubble by the controlled demolition.
- 3.
Children played dangerously close to the rubble of the collapsed wall.