wreckage
noun [ U ] uk/ˈrek.ɪdʒ/ us/ˈrek.ɪdʒ/
C2 严重受损的东西；残骸
a badly damaged object or the separated parts of a badly damaged object
Two children were trapped in the wreckage. 两名儿童被困在残骸里。
The wreckage of the car was scattered over the roadside. 那辆汽车的残骸散落在路旁。
剩余物；残存物
what is left of something that has been spoiled or that has failed
Kate was still clinging to the wreckage of her failed marriage. 凯特仍然执着于她那破碎的婚姻，不想放手。
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- Investigators combed through the wreckage.
- Forensic scientists are examining the wreckage for clues about the cause of the explosion.
- Rescue teams searched among the wreckage for survivors.
- They had to amputate his foot to free him from the wreckage.
- Rescuers took several hours to cut the survivors free from the wreckage.