crumple

['krʌmpl]

v.(使)起皱, (使)崩溃, 压垮
n.压痕,皱痕

例句与用法:

Silk dresses are easy to crumple up if not carefully handled.

真丝衣服若不能正确处理,很容易起皱。

Her resistance to the proposal has crumpled.

她对这个建议的抵触情绪已化为乌有了。

The front of the car crumpled on impact.

汽车的前部被撞扁了。

He put on a crumpled suit.

他穿上一件皱巴巴的西装。

词形变化:

形容词: crumply | 动词过去式: crumpled | 动词过去分词: crumpled | 动词现在分词: crumpling | 动词第三人称单数: crumples |

详细释义:

vt.[(+up)]

1. 弄皱, 压皱

crumple one's clothes

把衣服弄皱

2. 使一蹶不振

The disease crumpled him.

病魔使他的身体垮了。

vi.[(+up)]

1. 起皱

Some kinds of material crumple more easily than others.

有些衣料比另一些衣料容易起皱。

2. 倒下; 倒坍; 一蹶不振

The enemy forces crumpled under the bombardment.

敌军在炮击下垮了。

The old lady crumpled and fell on the street.

那个老妇人倒在街上。

n.

褶皱, 皱纹[C]


短语词组:

crumple up

1. 倒坍; 垮掉

The enemy army crumpled up under our attacks.

敌军在我军攻击下垮了。