collapse
英 [kəˈlæps]
美 [kəˈlæps]
v. (突然)倒塌,坍塌; (尤指因病重而)倒下,昏倒,晕倒; (尤指工作劳累后)坐下,躺下放松
n. 突然失败,倒闭,崩溃(如机构、生意或行动的); (突然的)倒塌,塌陷,垮掉; 病倒; (因病或体弱的)昏倒,晕倒
过去式:collapsed 过去分词:collapsed 现在分词:collapsing 复数:collapses 第三人称单数:collapses
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同义词辨析
collapsecrumblefallsink【导航词义:倒塌,倒下】
collapsev. 倒塌,坍塌
〔辨析〕
通常指房屋等倒塌,强调突然性。
〔例证〕
The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.
房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌了。
A lot of tall buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
许多高楼在地震中倒塌了。
房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌了。
A lot of tall buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
许多高楼在地震中倒塌了。
crumblev. 崩塌,坍塌
〔辨析〕
尤指由石头或岩石构成的建筑物或土地崩塌或崩裂。
〔例证〕
Many houses crumbled into cinders.
许多房子坍塌,成了废墟。
The old stone wall began to crumble.
那座旧石墙开始崩塌。
The cliff has gradually crumbled away.
峭壁已经逐渐坍塌。
许多房子坍塌,成了废墟。
The old stone wall began to crumble.
那座旧石墙开始崩塌。
The cliff has gradually crumbled away.
峭壁已经逐渐坍塌。
fallv. 倒下,倒塌
〔辨析〕
通常指因失去平衡等而倒塌或跌倒。
〔例证〕
Many trees fell in the storm.
在那场暴风雨中,许多树都被刮倒了。
The falling wall showered dust on them.
倒塌的墙壁弄了他们一身土。
I fell and hurt my knee.
我跌了一跤,摔伤了膝盖。
在那场暴风雨中,许多树都被刮倒了。
The falling wall showered dust on them.
倒塌的墙壁弄了他们一身土。
I fell and hurt my knee.
我跌了一跤,摔伤了膝盖。
sinkv. 倒下
〔辨析〕
尤指人因过于劳累、体弱等而倒下或坐下。
〔例证〕
She sank to the floor without the support of his shoulder.
少了他肩膀的支撑,她倒在地板上。
He was stunned and sank to the ground.
他被击昏,倒在地上。
She sank into a chair, exhausted.
她筋疲力尽地倒在椅子里。
少了他肩膀的支撑,她倒在地板上。
He was stunned and sank to the ground.
他被击昏,倒在地上。
She sank into a chair, exhausted.
她筋疲力尽地倒在椅子里。
牛津词典
verb
- 建筑物 of building
- (突然)倒塌,坍塌
to fall down or fall in suddenly, often after breaking apart- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.
房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
病人 of sick person - The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.
- (尤指因病重而)倒下,昏倒,晕倒
to fall down (and usually become unconscious), especially because you are very ill/sick- He collapsed in the street and died two hours later.
他昏倒在大街上,两小时后便去世了。
放松 relax - He collapsed in the street and died two hours later.
- (尤指工作劳累后)坐下,躺下放松
to sit or lie down and relax, especially after working hard- When I get home I like to collapse on the sofa and listen to music.
回到家时,我喜欢倒在沙发上听音乐。
失败 fail - When I get home I like to collapse on the sofa and listen to music.
- 突然失败;崩溃;瓦解
to fail suddenly or completely- Talks between management and unions have collapsed.
资方与工会的谈判已告破裂。 - All opposition to the plan has collapsed.
所有反对此计划的力量均已消除。
价格;货币 of prices/currencies - Talks between management and unions have collapsed.
- (突然)降价,贬值;暴跌
to decrease suddenly in amount or value- Share prices collapsed after news of poor trading figures.
在交易数额不佳的消息公布后,股票价格暴跌。
折叠 fold - Share prices collapsed after news of poor trading figures.
- 折叠;套缩;可折叠(或套缩)
to fold sth into a shape that uses less space; to be able to be folded in this way- The table collapses for easy storage.
这桌子可折叠起来方便存放。
医学 medical - The table collapses for easy storage.
- (肺或血管)萎陷
if a lung or blood vessel collapses or is collapsed , it falls in and becomes flat and empty
noun
- 失败 failure
- 突然失败,倒闭,崩溃(如机构、生意或行动的)
a sudden failure of sth, such as an institution, a business or a course of action- the collapse of law and order in the area
该地区治安的瘫痪 - The peace talks were on the verge of collapse .
和平谈判濒于破裂。
建筑物 of building - the collapse of law and order in the area
- (突然的)倒塌,塌陷,垮掉
the action of a building suddenly falling- The walls were strengthened to protect them from collapse.
围墙已加固以防倒塌。
疾病 illness - The walls were strengthened to protect them from collapse.
- 病倒;(因病或体弱的)昏倒,晕倒
a medical condition when a person suddenly becomes very ill/sick, or when sb falls because they are ill/sick or weak- a state of mental/nervous collapse
精神 / 神经的崩溃状态 - She was taken to hospital after her collapse at work.
她在工作时晕倒后被送进了医院。
价格;货币 of prices/currencies - a state of mental/nervous collapse
- 突然降价;突然贬值;暴跌
a sudden fall in value- the collapse of share prices/the dollar/the market
股票价格 / 美元 / 市场价格暴跌
- the collapse of share prices/the dollar/the market
柯林斯词典
- VERB 倒塌;塌下
If a building or other structurecollapses, it falls down very suddenly.- A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed...
海湾大桥有一段垮塌了。 - 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。 - Most of the deaths were caused by landslides and collapsing buildings.
大部分死亡是由山体滑坡和建筑倒塌造成的。 - Collapseis also a noun.
- Governor Deukmejian called for an inquiry into the freeway's collapse.
德克梅吉恩州长要求对高速公路塌陷事件进行调查。
- A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed...
- VERB (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.- 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。 - 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。 - The rural people have been impoverished by a collapsing economy.
经济崩溃使农村地区的人们一贫如洗。 - Collapseis also a noun.
- The coup's collapse has speeded up the drive to independence...
政变失败加速了独立运动的进程。 - Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.
他们的经济岌岌可危,正处在崩溃的边缘。
- His business empire collapsed under a massive burden of debt...
- VERB (因生病或虚弱)突然倒下,昏倒
If youcollapse, you suddenly faint or fall down because you are very ill or weak.- 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。 - 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。 - Collapseis also a noun.
- A few days after his collapse he was sitting up in bed.
他病倒后没过几天就又能在床上坐起来了。
- He collapsed following a vigorous exercise session at his home...
- VERB (因精疲力竭而)突然坐下(或倒下)
If youcollapseonto something, you sit or lie down suddenly because you are very tired.- 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。
- She arrived home exhausted and barely capable of showering before collapsing on her bed.
- VERB 萎陷;内陷;瘪掉
If something with air insidecollapses, it falls inwards and becomes smaller or flatter.- 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。 - 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。
- He plunged 300ft to the ground when his parachute collapsed...
英英释义
noun
- the act of throwing yourself down
- he landed on the bed with a great flop
- a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
- the roof is in danger of collapse
- the collapse of the old star under its own gravity
- a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
- an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
- the commander's prostration demoralized his men
verb
- collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
- lose significance, effectiveness, or value
- The school system is collapsing
- The stock market collapsed
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- 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
- cause to burst
- The ice broke the pipe
- fall apart
- the building crumbled after the explosion
- Negotiations broke down
- fold or close up
- fold up your umbrella
- collapse the music stand
双语例句
- There's no one she can talk to, and she's on the verge of collapse
她找不到一个可以倾诉的对象,快要崩溃了。 - Most of the deaths were caused by landslides and collapsing buildings.
大部分死亡是由山体滑坡和建筑倒塌造成的。 - 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。 - The dimensions of the market collapse were certainly not anticipated.
股市崩盘的严重程度的确是没有预料到的。 - One ant hole may cause the collapse of a thousand-li dyke.
千里之堤,溃于蚁穴。 - 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。 - The medical system is facing collapse because of an exodus of doctors.
由于医生大批离去,医疗系统面临崩溃。 - A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed
海湾大桥有一段垮塌了。 - 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。 - 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。