ADJECTIVE | ... OF RUBBLE | VERB + RUBBLE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤building (especially BrE) 建築瓦礫... OF RUBBLE➤heap, pile一堆碎石◇What was once a house was now a crumbling heap of rubble.以前的房子現在成了一堆破磚碎瓦。VERB + RUBBLE➤be reduced to變成頹垣敗瓦◇The school was reduced to rubble.這所學校現在已成廢墟。➤clear, clear away清除碎石▸➤search, search through, sift through在瓦礫中搜索;仔細篩查碎石◇Rescue workers are searching the rubble for survivors.救援人員正在瓦礫中搜尋幸存者。◇Police sifted through the rubble looking for clues.警察在瓦礫中仔細尋找線索。PREPOSITION➤amid the rubble, among the rubble在碎石中◇She stood among the rubble left by the earthquake.她站在地震留下的碎石亂瓦間。➤beneath the rubble, under the rubble在碎石下面◇Our car was buried somewhere under the rubble.我們的車被埋在碎石下面的某個地方。➤in the rubble在碎石裏◇Several people were trapped in the rubble.有幾個人被困在瓦礫中。