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单词 wreckage
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wreckage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈrek.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈrek.ɪdʒ/
C2
abadlydamagedobjector theseparatedpartsof abadlydamagedobject:
严重受损的东西；残骸
Twochildrenweretrappedin the wreckage.两名儿童被困在残骸里。
The wreckage of thecarwasscatteredover theroadside.那辆汽车的残骸散落在路旁。
what isleftof something that has beenspoiledor that hasfailed:
剩余物；残存物
Kate was stillclingingtothe wreckage of herfailedmarriage.凯特仍然执着于她那破碎的婚姻，不想放手。
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  • Investigatorscombedthrough the wreckage.
  • Forensicscientistsareexaminingthe wreckage forcluesabout thecauseof theexplosion.
  • Rescueteamssearchedamong the wreckage forsurvivors.
  • They had toamputatehisfoottofreehim from the wreckage.
  • Rescuers took severalhourstocutthesurvivorsfreefrom the wreckage.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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(Definition ofwreckagefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

wreckage| American Dictionary

wreckage
noun[U]
us
/ˈrek·ɪdʒ/
what isleftof somethingbadlydamaged:
Safetyexpertswerestudyingthe wreckage tofindout whatcausedthecrash.
(Definition ofwreckagefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

wreckage| Business English

wreckage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈrekɪdʒ/us
asituationin which something has beenbadlydamagedordestroyed:
The bank'sdirectorsshould not beallowedtowalkaway from thefinancialwreckage theycreated.
thepartsof avehicle,building, etc. thatremainafter it has beenbadlydamaged:
Experts weresenttoinspectthe plane's wreckage.
(Definition ofwreckagefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They refused to do so, although a boat was available and, in addition, there was a quantity of floatingwreckagenearby.
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I think that the difficulty in this case was that thewreckagewas spread over an enormous area.
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If we are to clear up thewreckageof the past 20 years, it will be essential to introduce compulsion into pensions.
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We even found that it declined to give assistance in the removal ofwreckage.
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The majority of this effort was directed towards the search for bodies andwreckage.
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The sight of thewreckageand the damage done was horrific.
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You can see thewreckagethat it has caused all over the world to-day.
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Attempts to recover the mainwreckagewere not successful.
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They did seewreckageand a number of empty lifeboats.
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The flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder were recovered from thewreckageand good quality read-outs from both have been obtained.
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Salvage operations are still going on and the examination of thewreckageand the collection and sifting of evidence will necessarily take some considerable time.
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The assessors based their survey on photographs of thewreckage.
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Widespreadwreckageof towns and villages will have to be made good.
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We have allotted it to save from thewreckagethe club premises and the leaders which were pretty well gone.
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The roads concerned were closed for about four hours while thewreckagewas cleared and tests were conducted for the prospect of any leakage.
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