collapse基本解释
v.（使）倒塌；（使）崩溃；（使）瓦解；折叠
n.倒塌；崩溃；暴跌
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形容词: collapsible 名词: collapsibility 过去式: collapsed 过去分词: collapsed 现在分词: collapsing 第三人称单数: collapses
collapse
基本词汇
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基本词汇
v.（使）倒塌；（使）崩溃；（使）瓦解；折叠
n.倒塌；崩溃；暴跌
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形容词: collapsible 名词: collapsibility 过去式: collapsed 过去分词: collapsed 现在分词: collapsing 第三人称单数: collapses
noun
1. the act of throwing yourself down
e.g. he landed on the bed with a great flop
Synonym: flop
2. a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
e.g. the roof is in danger of collapse
the collapse of the old star under its own gravity
3. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
Synonym: crash
4. an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
e.g. the commander's prostration demoralized his men
Synonym: prostration
verb
1. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
Synonym: break down
2. lose significance, effectiveness, or value
e.g. The school system is collapsing
The stock market collapsed
3. suffer a nervous breakdown
Synonym: crack upcrackcrock upbreak up
4. break down, literally or metaphorically
e.g. The wall collapsed
The business collapsed
The dam broke
The roof collapsed
The wall gave in
The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
Synonym: fall incave ingivegive waybreakfounder
5. cause to burst
e.g. The ice broke the pipe
Synonym: burst
6. fall apart
e.g. the building crumbled after the explosion
Negotiations broke down
Synonym: crumblecrumpletumblebreak down
7. fold or close up
e.g. fold up your umbrella
collapse the music stand
1. 倒塌;塌下
If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
e.g. A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed...
海湾大桥有一段垮塌了。
e.g. The roof collapsed in a roar of rock and rubble...
屋顶轰隆一声塌了下来，碎石瓦砾落了一地。
2. (体系或机构)崩溃，瓦解，突然失败
If something, for example a system or institution, collapses, it fails or comes to an end completely and suddenly.
e.g. His business empire collapsed under a massive burden of debt...
他的商业帝国无力承担沉重的债务负担而垮掉了。
e.g. This system has collapsed in most countries where it ruled...
这一体系在其占统治地位的大多数国家都失败了。
3. (因生病或虚弱)突然倒下，昏倒
If you collapse, you suddenly faint or fall down because you are very ill or weak.
e.g. He collapsed following a vigorous exercise session at his home...
在家剧烈运动了一阵后他突然昏倒了。
e.g. It's commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets.
在街上看见有人饿晕是很平常的事。
4. (因精疲力竭而)突然坐下(或倒下)
If you collapse onto something, you sit or lie down suddenly because you are very tired.
e.g. She arrived home exhausted and barely capable of showering before collapsing on her bed.
她精疲力竭地回到家，勉强冲了个澡就倒在了床上。
5. 萎陷;内陷;瘪掉
If something with air inside collapses, it falls inwards and becomes smaller or flatter.
e.g. He plunged 300ft to the ground when his parachute collapsed...
降落伞突然瘪了，他从300英尺的高空跌落到地面。
e.g. He was rushed to hospital last week after suffering a collapsed lung.
上星期，他因出现肺萎陷而被火速送进医院。
The fireman collapsed from inhaling too much smoke.
这个消防队员由于吸入过量的烟而晕倒了。
The poor girl collapsed from tiredness.
可怜的小女孩由于疲劳而晕倒了。
The operation might induce an immediate collapse.
出自：A. J. CroninThe marshal..waits in collapse on a chair.
出自：A. MarsThe entire collapse of his career.
出自：P. AckroydThe camp bed..collapsed repeatedly.
出自：E. WaughThe side collapsed and half filled the pit with earth.
出自：I. F. ElisLegislators are getting frightened about a politically embarrassing short-term collapse at the USPS.
立法者对美国邮政系统的政治尴尬的短期崩溃感到害怕。
2018英语一
Integrity had collapsed, because of a collective acceptance that the only "sorting mechanism" in society should be profit and the market.
诚信已经崩溃，因为人们普遍认为，社会上唯一的“分类机制”应该是利润和市场。
2015英语一
The resulting settlement maps show how the distribution and density of the rural population around the city changed dramatically, when Copán collapsed.
由此产生的定居地图显示了城市周围农村人口的分布和密度是如何发生巨大变化的，当时Copán崩溃了。
2014英语一
A string of accidents, including the partial collapse of a cooling tower in 2007, raised serious questions.
一连串的事故，包括2007年一座冷却塔的部分倒塌，引发了严重的问题。
2012英语一
