A number of people were killed by flying debris.是什么意思？

A number of people were killed by flying debris.

有数人被飞射的碎片击中身亡。

number

n. 数字，数量，号码，编号；v. 标号，总计，把…算作；

例句
He was ably assisted by a number of other members.
他得到其他一些成员的鼎力相助。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

people

n. 人，人类，居民，人民，种族；vt. 居住于，布满，使住满人，在…殖民，把动物放养在；

例句
Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why a Van Gogh is a work of genius.
多数人不难理解为什么凡·高的作品是天才之作。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

killed

adj. 被杀死的，断开的；v. 杀死( kill的过去式和过去分词 )，使停止[结束，失败]，破坏，减弱，抵消，使痛苦，使受折磨；

例句
Six passengers were killed in the accident.
六名乘客在车祸中丧生。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

flying

adj. 飞行的，会飞的，迅速的；n. 飞行，驾驶飞机；v. 飞(fly的现在分词)；

例句
Louisa was dancing, spinning by herself, her skirt flying out and coiling around her feet...
路易莎打着圈儿翩翩起舞，裙摆时而肆意飞扬，时而盘绕脚边。

debris

n. 碎片，残骸，残渣，[地]岩屑，垃圾，破片；

例句
The debris slowly decomposes into compost...
这些垃圾慢慢地分解成了堆肥。