debris
英['debriː;'deɪbriː]
美[də'bri]
- n. 碎片，残骸
- n. (Debris)人名；(法)德布里
助记提示
1. break, breaks => debris.
2. 谐音“掉钵了碎”-----掉在地上的研钵碎了。
中文词源
debris 残骸de-, 分开，散开。-bris, 破开，词源同break, brittle. 即破成残骸的。
英文词源
- debris (n.)
- 1708, from French débris "remains, waste, rubbish" (16c.), from obsolete debriser "break down, crush," from Old French de- (see de-) + briser "to break," from Late Latin brisare, possibly of Gaulish origin (compare Old Irish brissim "I break").
双语例句
- 1. Spencer waded through the debris of broken chairs and beer bottles.
- 斯潘塞艰难地迈过一堆破椅子和碎啤酒瓶。
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- 2. The streets are still full of debris from two nights of rioting.
- 街道上仍到处可见连续两晚的骚乱留下的残迹。
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- 3. He was buried under the debris for several hours.
- 他被埋在废墟下面达好几个小时。
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- 4. Rainfall had dislodged debris from the slopes of the volcano.
- 雨水冲走了火山坡面上的岩屑。
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- 5. Forensic experts carried out a painstaking search of the debris.
- 法医专家对残骸进行了极其仔细的搜索。
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