After the storm, the beach was littered with debris.
暴风雨过后,海滩上满是碎片。
Select the synonym that best matches the following word: debris.
B — rubble. “debris” means n. scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed
After the storm, the beach was littered with ______ from wrecked boats.
A — debris. “debris” means n. scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed
debris — n. scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed. In Chinese: n. 碎片,残骸.
debris is pronounced /dəˈbriː/. It breaks into 2 syllables: de · bris.
After the storm, the beach was littered with debris. (暴风雨过后,海滩上满是碎片。)
rubble, remains, wreckage, fragments — all close in meaning to debris (n. scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed).
Yes. debris appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
de(disperse)+bris(broken) → debris, fragments.