debris

/ˈdɛbɹi/· noun

自然灾害/天气B2

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Chinese meaning

碎片;残骸

被bèi摧cuī毁huǐ后hòu散sàn落luò的de碎suì片piàn

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龙lóng卷juǎn风fēng卷juǎn起qǐ的de建jiàn筑zhù碎suì片piàn/杂zá物wù

Example

Videos shared with the BBC show debris flying through the air as the storm swept through Ezhou and Huanggang in Hubei province.

BBC 收到的视频显示,风暴席卷湖北鄂州和黄冈时,碎片在空中飞舞。

Source: BBC · 7 Jul 2026

Background ✎

一yī段duàn视shì频pín显xiǎn示shì,龙lóng卷juǎn风fēng袭xí击jī湖hú北běi鄂è州zhōu和hé黄huáng冈gāng,碎suì片piàn被bèi卷juǎn入rù空kōng中zhōng。

Roots · etymology

源自古法语 bris(破碎)演变而来

  • dé-(分离前缀)+ bris(破碎,古法语)

Collocations

  • flying debris / debris field / clear away debris

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