wreckage

🇬🇧 UK/'rekidʒ/🇺🇸 US
GREB2

Definitions

n.

The broken remains or debris of something that has been severely damaged or destroyed.

残骸,废墟

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
wreckother
+
ageaction, state, collection
=wreckage

Common Collocations

  • 1.twisted wreckage扭曲的残骸
  • 2.twisted metal wreckage扭曲的金属残骸
  • 3.amid the wreckage在残骸中

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Investigators carefully examined the wreckage to determine the cause of the accident.

  • 2.

    After the tornado passed, all that remained was wreckage scattered across the field.

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