After the storm, the wreckage of the fishing boat lay scattered along the rocky shoreline, a testament to the sea's fury.
暴风雨过后，渔船的残骸散落在岩石海岸线上，见证了海洋的狂暴。
Which choice best defines “wreckage”?
B — The remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed. “wreckage” means the remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed.
Which word means “the remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed”?
D — wreckage. “wreckage” means the remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed.
wreckage — the remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed. In Chinese: 残骸.
wreckage is pronounced /ˈrɛkɪdʒ/.
After the storm, the wreckage of the fishing boat lay scattered along the rocky shoreline, a testament to the sea's fury. (暴风雨过后，渔船的残骸散落在岩石海岸线上，见证了海洋的狂暴。)
ruins, debris, remains — all close in meaning to wreckage (the remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed).
Yes. wreckage is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.