学个词Learn a Word 第1501课 debris

  今天我们要学的词是debris¹。 Debris, 意思是残骸。 "Pieces of debris from last year's Japanese tsunami², carried by the currents, have begun to show up on the west coast of the United States and Canada," 去年日本海啸留下的残骸在洋流带动下，开始出现在美国和加拿大的西海岸。 "An artist in Canada has created a sculpture from tsunami debris swept ashore³ onto local beaches," 一个加拿大艺术家利用被冲到当地海滩上的海啸残骸做成了一件雕塑。 "When police removed the debris from the car accident, highway traffic began moving again," 警方把车祸留下的残骸清理之后，高速公路上的交通恢复了。好的，今天我们学习的词是debris...

1 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

2 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

3 ashore   

adv.在(向)岸上，上岸

参考例句：

• The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
• He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。