debris
/ˈdebriː/noun
उच्चारण डेब्री
मलबा
Core word
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pieces of wood, metal, brick that are left after something has been destroyed
मलबा
- clear the debris
- Rescuers worked all night to clear the debris after the old building collapsed.
- Falling debris blocked the road after the landslide.
+ 2 more examples
- Divers collected plastic debris from the bottom of the lake.
- Workers swept up the debris left by the festival crowd.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
debris (uncountable)
Debris is uncountable and takes a singular verb; do not say debrises.
'Debris' अगणनीय है और एकवचन क्रिया लेता है; 'debrises' नहीं कहा जाता।
- The debris was cleared from the road.
- There was a lot of debris after the storm.
debris from + event / object
Use from to name the source of the debris.
मलबे का स्रोत बताने के लिए 'from' आता है।
- Debris from the collapsed wall blocked the lane.
- Rescuers searched the debris from the building.
under / in the debris
Use under for people or things buried beneath the pile and in for things mixed in it.
ढेर के नीचे दबे लोगों या वस्तुओं के लिए 'under' और उसमें मिली चीज़ों के लिए 'in' आता है।
- Three people were trapped under the debris.
- They found a bag in the debris.
a pile / piece of debris
To count it, use a piece of debris, a pile of debris or a cloud of debris.
गिनने के लिए 'a piece of debris', 'a pile of debris' या 'a cloud of debris' का प्रयोग होता है।
- A piece of debris hit the car.
- A pile of debris lay on the platform.
debris in science and rescue reports
Scientists use debris for scattered fragments, as in space debris or ocean debris, and rescue teams use it for the rubble of collapsed buildings.
वैज्ञानिक बिखरे टुकड़ों, जैसे space debris या ocean debris, के लिए और बचाव दल गिरी इमारतों के मलबे के लिए 'debris' का प्रयोग करते हैं।
- Plastic debris is polluting the ocean.
- Teams searched the debris for survivors.
+Collocations 5
adjective + debris
flyingfallingfloatingscatteredburning
- Flying debris hurt several passers-by.
verb + debris
clearremovesearchscattersweep up
- Workers cleared the debris after the cyclone.
debris + noun
fieldremovalflowclouddisposal
- The municipality started debris removal on Monday.
type + debris
buildingspaceconstructionstormwreckage
- Space debris can damage satellites.
debris + preposition
of the crashof the buildingfrom the cycloneon the trackacross the road
- Debris from the cyclone lay across the road.
“More examples 5
- After the earthquake, rescuers dug through the debris to find survivors.
भूकंप के बाद बचावकर्मियों ने जीवित लोगों को ढूँढ़ने के लिए मलबा खोदा।
- Radhika helped her neighbours to clear the debris from the flood.
राधिका ने पड़ोसियों को बाढ़ का मलबा हटाने में मदद की।
- The flood carried tree branches and other debris down the river.
बाढ़ पेड़ की टहनियों और दूसरे मलबे को नदी में बहा ले गई।
- Pieces of space debris orbit the earth at high speed.
अंतरिक्ष के कचरे के टुकड़े तेज़ गति से पृथ्वी की परिक्रमा करते हैं।
- Construction debris should not be dumped on the road.
निर्माण का मलबा सड़क पर नहीं फेंकना चाहिए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ There are many debris on the road.
✓ There is a lot of debris on the road.
Debris is uncountable, so use a lot of or much, and a singular verb.
'Debris' अगणनीय है, इसलिए 'a lot of' या 'much' और एकवचन क्रिया आती है।
✗ The debris were removed by the workers.
✓ The debris was removed by the workers.
Debris takes a singular verb.
'Debris' के साथ एकवचन क्रिया आती है।
§Grammar and usage
Debris /ˈdebriː/, with a silent s (from French).
Debris का उच्चारण /ˈdebriː/ है, जिसमें अंत का 's' silent होता है क्योंकि यह शब्द French से आया है। इसका अर्थ मलबा है।