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单词 rubble
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
rub•ble /ˈrʌbəl/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. broken bits and pieces of anything, esp. something demolished:Bombing reduced the town to rubble.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
rub•ble  (rubəl or, for 3, 4, ro̅o̅bəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. broken bits and pieces of anything, as that which is demolished:Bombing reduced the town to rubble.
  2. Geology, Meteorologyany solid substance, as ice, in irregularly broken pieces.
  3. Geology, Buildingrough fragments of broken stone, formed by geological processes, in quarrying, etc., and sometimes used in masonry.
  4. Buildingmasonry built of rough fragments of broken stone.
  • ?; compare rubbish
  • Middle English rubel, robil 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rubble /ˈrʌbəl/ n
  1. fragments of broken stones, bricks, etc
  2. any fragmented solid material, esp the debris from ruined buildings
  3. Also called: rubblework masonry constructed of broken pieces of rock, stone, etc
Etymology: 14th Century robyl; perhaps related to Middle English rubben to rub, or to rubbish

ˈrubbly adj
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