rubble
英 ['rʌb(ə)l]
美 ['rʌbl]
助记提示
1. rub => rubble: 磨碎了的石块儿。
2. rubbish <=====> rubble.
3. rob literally "break" => “plunder, destroy, steal” ===> rubbish <=====> rubble “bits of broken stone”.
4. rip, abrupt, rupture => rup-, rump-, rupt- "break" => rob literally "break" => “plunder, destroy, steal” <=== 就是“破门而入”的那种盗窃、抢劫。
5. ru- (谐音“路”) + pebble => rubble: 铺路用的石-----碎石。
6. 谐音“路坝、路吧”-----铺路坝用的碎石。
7. 谐音“路簸”----路上很颠簸，因为铺的是碎石路。
双语例句
- 1. Rescue workers are digging through the rubble in search of other victims.
- 救援人员正在废墟中挖掘，以搜寻其他受害者。
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- 2. The fourteenth century cathedral was reduced to a mass of rubble.
- 这座14世纪的大教堂变成了一堆瓦砾。
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- 3. Thousands of bodies are still buried under the rubble.
- 成千上万的尸体仍然被埋在碎石瓦砾下。
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- 4. All the buildings in the town have been reduced to rubble.
- 城里所有的建筑都成了废墟。
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- 5. Brick rubble is useful as the base for paths and patios.
- 碎砖石可以用来铺路基和庭院地基。
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