collapse

[kə'læps]

v.倒塌, 崩溃, 瓦解, 折叠
n.倒塌, 崩溃, 暴跌

例句与用法:

The whole building collapsed.

整个建筑倒塌了。

Talks between management and unions have collapsed.

资方和工会的谈判失败了。

The wind caused the tent to collapse.

风把帐篷吹塌了。

词形变化:

形容词: collapsible | 名词: collapsibility | 动词过去式: collapsed | 动词过去分词: collapsed | 动词现在分词: collapsing | 动词第三人称单数: collapses |

详细释义:

vi.

1. 倒塌

Having been neglected for years, the house collapsed.

这所房子因年久失修而倒塌了。

2. 崩溃, 瓦解; (价格)暴跌; (计划等)突然失败

Their project collapsed for lack of money.

他们的计划因缺钱而告失败。

3. (健康等)垮掉; 衰退; 累倒

His health collapsed because of overwork.

他的身体因工作过度而垮掉了。

4. 折叠起来

5. (肺、血管等的)萎陷; 虚脱

vt.

1. 使倒塌; 使崩溃

The weight of snow collapsed the roof.

积雪的重压使屋顶倒塌了。

2. 使瘪掉; 使萎陷

3. 折叠

He collapsed the wheelchair and put it on the boat.

他将轮椅折叠起来放在船上。

n.

1. 倒塌; 崩溃[U]

The collapse of the building caused no casualties.

建筑倒塌没有造成伤亡。

2. 突然失败[U][C]

3. 暴跌[U]

4. (健康等的)衰竭, 垮掉[U][C]

The collapse of his health was brought on by undernourishment.

他的健康恶化是由营养不足造成的。

5. 虚脱; 萎陷[U][C]