rubble

rubble
noun
  1. [mass noun]waste or rough fragments of stone, brick, concrete, etc., especially as the debris from the demolition of buildings
    (尤指拆除建筑物时的)瓦砾;碎石;碎砖
    two buildings collapsed, trapping scores of people in the rubble.
    两幢建筑物塌下来,把许多人困在瓦砾中。
    ■pieces of rough or undressed stone used in building walls, especially as filling for cavities
    毛石,粗石
派生
rubbly
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: perhaps from an Anglo-Norman French alteration of Old French robe 'spoils'; compare with rubbish
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