Word · Frequency #6437
debris
碎片；残骸；碎屑
the scattered pieces or remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
- 1.
Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
废墟、残骸或被毁物品的散落残留物。
- 2.
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
被破坏或分解的东西的残余
- 3.
Litter and discarded refuse.
垃圾和丢弃的废弃物。
- 4.
Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc.
冰川融化等留下的巨大岩石碎片。
废墟、残骸或被毁物品的散落残留物。；被破坏或分解的东西的残余；垃圾和丢弃的废弃物。；冰川融化等留下的巨大岩石碎片。；碎片
In use
After the storm, the road was covered with debris from fallen trees.
Firefighters searched the debris for any signs of life.
Workers cleared the debris from the demolished building.
debris from [source]
表示碎片的来源，常用于灾害或事故场景。
The road was blocked by debris from the landslide.
道路被山体滑坡的碎片堵塞了。
debris of [something]
强调某物被破坏后留下的残骸，多指建筑物。
They searched through the debris of the old building.
他们在旧楼的废墟中搜寻。
[adjective] debris
形容词修饰debris，描述碎片的特点，如sharp, broken, scattered等。
Connections
Collocations
- space debris
- 太空碎片
- The satellite was damaged by space debris.这颗卫星被太空碎片损坏了。
- debris field
- 碎片场
- The plane crash left a large debris field.飞机坠毁留下了一大片碎片场。
- debris removal
- 碎片清理
- Crews are working on debris removal after the storm.工作人员正在风暴后进行碎片清理。
- debris flow
- 泥石流
- The heavy rain triggered a debris flow in the mountain.暴雨引发了山区的泥石流。
- clear debris
- 清除碎片
- They used shovels to clear debris from the road.他们用铲子清除道路上的碎片。
- debris from the explosion
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音类似‘得破碎’，意指碎片残骸。
Context & Register
常见场景：自然灾害、建筑工地、太空领域、环境报道 通常用于描述物体被破坏后的残留物，在正式和非正式场合均常见，视具体语境而定。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with debris (stressed vowel /iː/): agree, degree, free, tree. Words ending in -is but pronounced differently (with /ɪs/): basis, crisis.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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