英语词汇“rubble”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINrubble

Origin:

1300-1400 Perhaps from Anglo-French, from Old French robe; ➔ ROBE

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

As long as the rubble remains and rains fall, the leaching process will continue.
As the full horror of the explosion unfolded, the Halifax building society was reduced to a mound of rubble.
Converse went across the street and watched the ambulance people Jug body bags over the rubble.
I try, but all the roads are blocked with the rubble of fallen buildings.
If the site is made of builder's rubble, cover it with a foot of topsoil.
Piles of rubble and bits of rubbish were everywhere and Endill saw signs of where pupils had explored before him.
Some places she taught, like Helvetia and Sasco, have long since turned to rubble.
The aim is to use the rubble in as accurate a way as possible, avoiding recourse to modern materials.

Longman Language Activatorto destroy an area or place► destroy

to damage something so badly that it cannot be repaired: · The earthquake destroyed much of the city.· In Brazil the rainforests are gradually being destroyed.· The factory was almost completely destroyed by fire.

► devastate

to cause so much damage over a large area that most of the buildings, trees, and crops there are destroyed: · A huge explosion devastated the downtown area last night.· The country has been devastated by floods.· Years of war have devastated this island nation.

► wreck

to deliberately damage a building or room very badly: · He came home drunk again, threatening to wreck the apartment.· Bulldozers were brought in to wreck the tents and shacks that protesters had put up.

► be flattened

if an area such as a town or forest is flattened all the buildings or trees there are destroyed by bombs, storms etc: · It will cost $400 million to rebuild the houses that were flattened in the fighting.be flattened by: · Thousands of miles of woodland were flattened by storms last month.

► obliterate

to destroy a place so completely that nothing remains, and it is difficult to see or imagine what was once there: · Entire sections of the city were obliterated by the repeated bombing.· Frequent flooding eventually obliterated all traces of the community that used to live there.

► be ravaged by

if a place or an area is ravaged by war, fire etc, it is very badly damaged and a lot of it is destroyed - used especially in newspapers and news reports: · The country has been ravaged by civil war for the last 10 years.· North Africa and the Middle East are regularly ravaged by plagues of locusts.

► reduce something to rubble/ashes etc

to completely destroy a building: · Their new two-storey house had been reduced to ashes in the fire.· We won't stand by while developers reduce the historic remains of the city to rubble.

► trash

informal to deliberately destroy a lot of the things in a room, house, etc: · Someone had broken in and trashed her apartment.· Band members have been accused of trashing their hotel rooms.

WORD SETS► Construction

adobe, nounasphalt, nounbatten, nounbeam, nounblueprint, nounboard, nounboom, nounbreeze-block, nounbrick, nounbricklayer, nounbrickwork, nounbucket, nounbuilder, nounbuilding contractor, nounbuilding site, nounbulldoze, verbbulldozer, nounbuttress, nouncaisson, nouncantilever, nouncastellated, adjectivecavity wall, nouncement, nouncement, verbconcrete, adjectiveconcrete, nounconcrete, verbconduit, nounconstruct, verbcrane, nouncrosspiece, noundaub, noundigger, noundowel, noundrain, noundrainage, noundraughtsman, noundry-stone wall, noundry wall, nounduckboards, noundustsheet, nounembankment, nounerect, verberection, nounfence, verbfencing, nounfiberboard, nounfibreboard, nounfloor plan, nounfoundation, noungantry, noungatepost, noungirder, noungreenfield site, nounhalf-timbered, adjectivehard hat, nounhod, nounhousing association, nounhousing project, nounjackhammer, nounjib, nounjoist, nounkeystone, nounlath, nounleading, nounmansard, nounmortar, nounpanelling, nounpanel pin, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpebbledash, nounpier, nounpile driver, nounplank, nounplanking, nounplaster, nounplaster, verbplasterboard, nounplasterer, nounplate glass, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounprime, verbprimer, nounproperty developer, nounputty, nounquantity surveyor, nounrebuild, verbreconstruct, verbreconstruction, nounrefurbish, verbreinforced concrete, nounrendering, nounrenovate, verbrevetment, nounroof, nounroof, verbroofing, nounrooftop, nounrubble, nounsand, verbsandstone, nounsaw, verbscaffold, nounscaffolding, nounshovel, nounsite, nounskip, nounslab, nounslate, nounspan, verbstarter home, nounsteam shovel, nounstilt, nounstucco, nounsurface, verbsuspension bridge, nounthatch, nounthatched, adjectivetile, nountile, verbtiling, nountimber, nountopcoat, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► build

· Ironically, much of the Marina district was built on rubble from the 1906 quake.· Various parts are built from rubble and other sections heavily braced with iron tie bars.· It is built of freestone rubble which was quarried in the grounds.

单词	rubble
释义	rubblerub‧ble /ˈrʌbəl/ noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINrubble Origin: 1300-1400 Perhaps from Anglo-French, from Old French robe; ➔ ROBE Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As long as the rubble remains and rains fall, the leaching process will continue. As the full horror of the explosion unfolded, the Halifax building society was reduced to a mound of rubble. Converse went across the street and watched the ambulance people Jug body bags over the rubble. I try, but all the roads are blocked with the rubble of fallen buildings. If the site is made of builder's rubble, cover it with a foot of topsoil. Piles of rubble and bits of rubbish were everywhere and Endill saw signs of where pupils had explored before him. Some places she taught, like Helvetia and Sasco, have long since turned to rubble. The aim is to use the rubble in as accurate a way as possible, avoiding recourse to modern materials. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto destroy an area or place► destroy to damage something so badly that it cannot be repaired: · The earthquake destroyed much of the city.· In Brazil the rainforests are gradually being destroyed.· The factory was almost completely destroyed by fire. ► devastate to cause so much damage over a large area that most of the buildings, trees, and crops there are destroyed: · A huge explosion devastated the downtown area last night.· The country has been devastated by floods.· Years of war have devastated this island nation. ► wreck to deliberately damage a building or room very badly: · He came home drunk again, threatening to wreck the apartment.· Bulldozers were brought in to wreck the tents and shacks that protesters had put up. ► be flattened if an area such as a town or forest is flattened all the buildings or trees there are destroyed by bombs, storms etc: · It will cost $400 million to rebuild the houses that were flattened in the fighting.be flattened by: · Thousands of miles of woodland were flattened by storms last month. ► obliterate to destroy a place so completely that nothing remains, and it is difficult to see or imagine what was once there: · Entire sections of the city were obliterated by the repeated bombing.· Frequent flooding eventually obliterated all traces of the community that used to live there. ► be ravaged by if a place or an area is ravaged by war, fire etc, it is very badly damaged and a lot of it is destroyed - used especially in newspapers and news reports: · The country has been ravaged by civil war for the last 10 years.· North Africa and the Middle East are regularly ravaged by plagues of locusts. ► reduce something to rubble/ashes etc to completely destroy a building: · Their new two-storey house had been reduced to ashes in the fire.· We won't stand by while developers reduce the historic remains of the city to rubble. ► trash informal to deliberately destroy a lot of the things in a room, house, etc: · Someone had broken in and trashed her apartment.· Band members have been accused of trashing their hotel rooms. WORD SETS► Construction adobe, nounasphalt, nounbatten, nounbeam, nounblueprint, nounboard, nounboom, nounbreeze-block, nounbrick, nounbricklayer, nounbrickwork, nounbucket, nounbuilder, nounbuilding contractor, nounbuilding site, nounbulldoze, verbbulldozer, nounbuttress, nouncaisson, nouncantilever, nouncastellated, adjectivecavity wall, nouncement, nouncement, verbconcrete, adjectiveconcrete, nounconcrete, verbconduit, nounconstruct, verbcrane, nouncrosspiece, noundaub, noundigger, noundowel, noundrain, noundrainage, noundraughtsman, noundry-stone wall, noundry wall, nounduckboards, noundustsheet, nounembankment, nounerect, verberection, nounfence, verbfencing, nounfiberboard, nounfibreboard, nounfloor plan, nounfoundation, noungantry, noungatepost, noungirder, noungreenfield site, nounhalf-timbered, adjectivehard hat, nounhod, nounhousing association, nounhousing project, nounjackhammer, nounjib, nounjoist, nounkeystone, nounlath, nounleading, nounmansard, nounmortar, nounpanelling, nounpanel pin, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpebbledash, nounpier, nounpile driver, nounplank, nounplanking, nounplaster, nounplaster, verbplasterboard, nounplasterer, nounplate glass, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounprime, verbprimer, nounproperty developer, nounputty, nounquantity surveyor, nounrebuild, verbreconstruct, verbreconstruction, nounrefurbish, verbreinforced concrete, nounrendering, nounrenovate, verbrevetment, nounroof, nounroof, verbroofing, nounrooftop, nounrubble, nounsand, verbsandstone, nounsaw, verbscaffold, nounscaffolding, nounshovel, nounsite, nounskip, nounslab, nounslate, nounspan, verbstarter home, nounsteam shovel, nounstilt, nounstucco, nounsurface, verbsuspension bridge, nounthatch, nounthatched, adjectivetile, nountile, verbtiling, nountimber, nountopcoat, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► build · Ironically, much of the Marina district was built on rubble from the 1906 quake.· Various parts are built from rubble and other sections heavily braced with iron tie bars.· It is built of freestone rubble which was quarried in the grounds. broken stones or bricks from a building or wall that has been destroyed
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