rubble

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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 English
rubbleother
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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.

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