[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]碎石;碎砖;瓦砾 When a building is destroyed, the pieces of brick, stone, or other materials that remain are referred to as rubble .
Thousands of bodies are still buried under the rubble...
成千上万的尸体仍然被埋在碎石瓦砾下。
Entire suburbs have been reduced to rubble.
整个市郊都变成了一片废墟。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](建房铺路用的)碎石,毛石Rubble is used to refer to the small pieces of bricks and stones that are used as a bottom layer on which to build roads, paths, or houses.
Brick rubble is useful as the base for paths and patios.
碎砖石可以用来铺路基和庭院地基。
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rub·ble/ˈrʌbl; NAmEˈrʌbl/noun[uncountable ]broken stones or bricks from a building or wall that has been destroyed or damaged 碎石;碎砖◆The bomb reducedthe houses to rubble.炸弹把那片房子炸成了一堆瓦砾。rub·ble/ˈrʌbl; NAmEˈrʌbl/
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rubblerub‧ble /ˈrʌbəl/ noun [uncountable]
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broken stones or bricks from a building or wall that has been destroyed
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rubble
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瓦砾(59%),碎石(41%)
n.碎石,碎砖;粗石堆
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