prehistoric remains史前遗迹the remains of a sandwich吃剩的三明治remains ♦︎ ruin ♦︎ debris ♦︎ wreckage ♦︎ rubble ♦︎ wreckThese are all words for parts of sth that is left after it has been destroyed or severely damaged.这些词均表示某物遭损毁后存留下来的剩余部分、残留物。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the remains / ruins / wreckage / wreck of a building / vehicle, etc.◆the debris / rubble from a building, etc.◆in / amid / among / amongst the remains / ruins / debris / wreckage / rubble◆ancient / Roman remains / ruins◆to reduce sth to ruins / rubble◆to clear (away) the debris / wreckage / rubble◆to be trapped in the wreckage / the rubble / a wreck◆to sift through remains / debris / wreckage◆a piece / pile of debris / wreckage■remains [plural] the parts of ancient objects and buildings that have survived and are discovered in the present day; parts of sth that are left after it has been destroyed or severely damaged古代遗物；古迹；遗迹；（损毁后剩下的）残留物◆The museum has an impressive collection of prehistoric remains.那家博物馆的史前遗迹藏品令人赞叹。◆They have found the remains of a Roman settlement on the land.他们在那块土地发现了一处古罗马时代定居点的遗迹。◆The mangled remains of a bicycle were sticking out of the windscreen.散架的自行车严重变形，从挡风玻璃探了出来。■ruin [countable] ( ruins [plural]) the parts of a building that remain after it has been destroyed or severely damaged残垣断壁；废墟◆The old mill is now little more than a ruin.老磨坊现在只剩下一点残垣断壁了。◆We visited the ruins of a Norman castle.我们参观了一座诺曼式城堡的遗迹。◆Years of fighting have left the area in ruins.连年的战事已经使得这个地区满目疮痍。▸ruined
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◆a ruined castle破烂不堪的城堡■debris / /ˈdebriː, ˈdeɪbriː; NAmEdəˈbriː/ [uncountable] pieces of wood, metal, brick or other material that are left after sth has been destroyed残骸；（损毁后剩下的）碎片，破片◆Emergency teams are still clearing the debris from the plane crash.各抢救小组仍在清理失事飞机的残骸。◆A man of 76 was fatally injured by flying debris(= a piece of material flying through the air after an explosion).爆炸产生的碎片使一名76岁的老翁遭受致命伤害。■wreckage /ˈrekɪdʒ/ / [uncountable] the parts of a vehicle or building that remain after it has been destroyed or severely damaged（车辆等的）残骸；（建筑物等的）废墟◆An elderly man was cut from the wreckage by firefighters.消防员切开汽车残骸救出一个老人。◆Pieces of wreckage were found several miles away from the scene of the explosion.在离爆炸现场几英里外的地方发现了残骸碎片。■rubble [uncountable] broken stones or bricks from a building or wall that has been destroyed or damaged碎石；碎砖◆A bomb had reduced the house next door to rubble.炸弹将隔壁的房子炸成了一堆瓦砾。■wreck / /rek/ / [countable] a ship that has sunk or that has been very badly damaged; a car, plane or other vehicle that has been very badly damaged in an accident沉船；严重损毁的船；（事故中）遭严重毁坏的汽车（或飞机等其他交通工具）◆A new search of the wreck of the Titanic has been launched.一场新的对泰坦尼克号残骸的搜索已经展开。◆She was pulled from the burning wreck by firefighters.她被消防员从燃烧的残骸中拉了出来。 see also wreck ⇨ crash