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rubble

/ruhb-uhl or, for 3, 4, roo-buhl/US // ˈrʌb əl or, for 3, 4, ˈru bəl //UK // (ˈrʌbəl) //

碎石,瓦砾,碎石块,碎石堆

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : broken bits and pieces of anything, as that which is demolished: Bombing reduced the town to rubble.
    • : any solid substance, as ice, in irregularly broken pieces.
    • : rough fragments of broken stone, formed by geological processes, in quarrying, etc., and sometimes used in masonry.
    • : masonry built of rough fragments of broken stone.

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Examples

  • He envisions snake bots slithering through earthquake rubble to search for survivors.

  • He envisions snake bots slithering through earthquake rubble to search for survivors or wriggling inside large machinery to perform inspections.

  • China just scooped up some rubble from the moon and should be bringing those materials back to Earth in just a few days.

  • That’s precisely the goal come October 20, when OSIRIS-REx will plunge down toward the surface of the asteroid and attempt to scoop up some rubble and dust from the surface.

  • That might seem like a hassle, but it would be a small price to pay to get some rubble from a rock 200 million miles away.

  • Pages from the Quran fluttered in the air before landing gently on the rubble.

  • And there are a few nice things buried beneath the rubble that I could use in my apartment.

  • If we enter with hammer in hand, we may leave with merely dust and rubble on our faces.

  • Within 10 seconds, his target vanishes in a muted cloud of smoke and rubble 7,000 miles away.

  • They broke off into groups of a dozen and got to work collecting bricks and salvageable materials from the rubble.

  • It is a common practice in erecting buildings with a facing of Kentish rag rubble to back up the stonework with bricks.

  • The rais house was a typical sample of the ordinary mountain cabin; walled with rough stone rubble, and floored with beaten earth.

  • A bright glow shone on the rubble within, and smoke and sparks came merrily from the chimney.

  • Suddenly the wheels jolted on a rubble of loose stones; the carriage was swung sideways.

  • As noted above, these streams are normally clear, swift and have steep gradients and many rubble and gravel riffles.