Word · Frequency #9739
rubbles
瓦砾；碎石；碎砖
rubbles is the plural of rubble.
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
- 1.
The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.
碎石；瓦砾
- 2.
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
瓦砾
- 3.
A mass or stratum of fragments of rock lying under the alluvium and derived from the neighbouring rock.
位于冲积层下的岩石碎片层或岩层,来源于邻近的岩石。
碎石；瓦砾；瓦砾；位于冲积层下的岩石碎片层或岩层,来源于邻近的岩石。；粗石；碎砖
In use
After the earthquake, rescue workers searched through the rubble for survivors.
The old building was reduced to rubble by the demolition crew.
They cleared the rubble from the road before traffic could pass again.
be covered in rubble
表示被废墟覆盖。
The street was covered in rubble after the earthquake.
地震后街道上覆盖着碎砖。
search through rubble
search through 表示在废墟中仔细搜索。
Rescuers searched through the rubble for survivors.
救援人员在废墟中搜寻幸存者。
a pile of rubble
pile of 表示一堆废墟。
Connections
Collocations
- rubble pile
- 碎石堆
- The earthquake left a huge rubble pile in the city center.地震在市中心留下了一个巨大的碎石堆。
- clear rubble
- 清理瓦砾
- Workers are clearing rubble from the collapsed building.工人们正在清理倒塌建筑的瓦砾。
- reduce to rubble
- 变成废墟
- The bombing reduced the entire neighborhood to rubble.轰炸使整个街区变成了废墟。
- pile of rubble
- 瓦砾堆
- Children were playing on a pile of rubble near the construction site.孩子们正在建筑工地附近的瓦砾堆上玩耍。
- rubble and debris
- 瓦砾和碎片
- The street was covered with rubble and debris after the explosion.爆炸后街道上布满了瓦砾和碎片。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象废墟（ruin）中的碎石（pebble），就是rubble（瓦砾）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：construction、disaster recovery、archaeology 通常用于描述建筑或结构破坏后的残留物，在新闻报道、工程描述和考古学中都比较常见，没有明显的正式或非正式倾向。
Grammar Note
usually uncountable
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the exact ending sound /ʌbəl/ with rubble. Beware of lookalikes like 'cobble' or 'hobble', which have a different vowel (/ɒ/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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