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单词 wreckage
释义
wreckagewreck‧age /ˈrekɪdʒ/ ●○○ noun [singular, uncountable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Wreckage from the plane was scattered over a large area.
  • Crews have worked all week clearing away the wreckage.
  • Investigators are looking through pieces of the wreckage for any clues about the crash.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But he drifts away with the wreckage.
  • He had to be cut from the wreckage of his Ford Focus, which somersaulted when it seemed to catch a siding.
  • He made two journeys down the path to the wreckage of the car.
  • He picked his way around the smoking wreckage of the Chelonian tanks.
  • Many distorted fragments of meteoritic iron are later dredged up from the area where the wreckage fell.
  • Reacher and the gunner disappeared through the thicket of trees between us and the wreckage.
  • Traffic was diverted on to the A166 as emergency services cleared the wreckage between Dunnington and Kexby, near York.
  • You will then have your crew get out and inspect the wreckage firsthand.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatora place or thing that is destroyed
the broken parts of a car, plane etc that has crashed: · Wreckage from the plane was scattered over a large area.· Investigators are looking through pieces of the wreckage for any clues about the crash.
the parts of a building or town that remain after it has been destroyed: · The tour will visit ancient monasteries and Roman ruins in Merida.ruins of: · Gunfire still echoed through the ruins of the city.
a ship that has been sunk, or a car that has been very badly damaged in a crash: · Divers went down to search the wreck.· The car was a complete wreck, but the driver escaped with minor injuries.
British a car that has been so badly damaged that it cannot be used again: · The car was a complete write-off - I was lucky I wasn't killed.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
· The driver was pulled from the wreckage of his car.
· She had to be cut free from the wreckage by firemen.
· He was trapped in the wreckage for almost seven hours.
· The wreckage was strewn over a large area.
(=carefully look through all the pieces)· Crash investigators have been sifting through the wreckage of the plane.
· Forensic experts were yesterday examining the wreckage.
(=look at it)· After the explosion, they got cautiously to their feet, surveying the wreckage.
· The bodies of two children were recovered from the wreckage.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + wreckage
· He managed to crawl away from the burning wreckage.
· Recovery teams continue to clear the tangled wreckage.
· The equipment was used to clear the scattered wreckage of the two trains.
· The major task is now to remove the aircraft wreckage from the accident site.
phrases
· The fishermen were left clinging to pieces of wreckage.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
· Gunns had to be cut from the wreckage.· He had to be cut from the wreckage of his Ford Focus, which somersaulted when it seemed to catch a siding.· Mark Windram from Eastfield in Northampton had to be cut from the wreckage by the fire brigade.· The police have confirmed 40 walking wounded, and 31 people hospitalised who had been cut from the wreckage.
· Police took two hours to find the wreckage and the bodies of the couple.· She searched the area for three days and verified all my descriptions but found no wreckage of the transport and gave up.· People saw where it fell, but it took rescuers 10 days to find the wreckage.
· Throughout that summer more vital pieces of the rear fuselage were recovered along the downwind wreckage trail.
· There was nothing to see, only wreckage.· But the damaged houses were pathetic to see, and wreckage was still being pulled from alleyways and lanes.
1the parts of something such as a plane, ship, or building that are left after it has been destroyed in an accident:  Firemen managed to pull some survivors from the wreckage.wreckage of Accident investigators will examine the wreckage of the plane.2the parts of someone’s relationships, hopes, or plans that remain after they have been spoiledwreckage of She still hoped to salvage something from the wreckage of her marriage.COLLOCATIONSverbsbe pulled from the wreckage· The driver was pulled from the wreckage of his car.be cut (free) from the wreckage· She had to be cut free from the wreckage by firemen.be trapped in the wreckage· He was trapped in the wreckage for almost seven hours.wreckage is strewn/scattered/spread· The wreckage was strewn over a large area.sift through wreckage (=carefully look through all the pieces)· Crash investigators have been sifting through the wreckage of the plane.examine wreckage· Forensic experts were yesterday examining the wreckage.survey the wreckage (=look at it)· After the explosion, they got cautiously to their feet, surveying the wreckage.recover something from the wreckage· The bodies of two children were recovered from the wreckage.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + wreckageburning/blazing/smoking wreckage· He managed to crawl away from the burning wreckage.mangled/tangled/twisted wreckage· Recovery teams continue to clear the tangled wreckage.scattered wreckage· The equipment was used to clear the scattered wreckage of the two trains.aircraft/plane wreckage· The major task is now to remove the aircraft wreckage from the accident site.phrasesa piece of wreckage· The fishermen were left clinging to pieces of wreckage.
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