collapse

◎ 单词释义

v.（使）倒塌；（使）崩溃；（使）瓦解；折叠

n.倒塌；崩溃；暴跌

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

倒塌，垮掉，塌下，坍塌下来

折叠（起来），摺叠（起来）

崩溃，瓦解

暴跌

突然失败，失败

萎陷

累倒，虚脱

使瘪掉，使萎陷

使倒坍，使坍塌，使陷缩

使崩溃，使瓦解

（使）衰弱，（使）衰退，使衰退，使衰萎

消沉，颓丧

压扁，压缩，压塌 ，压坏

毁坏，毁掉

坐下，躺下放松

降价，贬值，套缩

n.(名词)

倒塌，垮掉，塌陷 ，坍塌，坍毁

崩溃，崩塌

暴跌

萎陷

突然失败

【医】虚脱

衰竭，衰弱

断裂

溃败，战败

解体

破坏

大厦倾圮

v.(动词)

vi. & vt. (使)倒塌,塌陷 make to fall down or in; come or break to pieces suddenly

vi. & vt. (使)崩溃 (cause to) fail suddenly and completely; break down

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。

v.(动词)

collapse的基本意思是指建筑物等因受外力作用而倒塌,用于抽象事物则指“崩溃”。多用作不及物动词,用作及物动词时意思是“使…倒塌〔崩溃〕”,接名词或代词作宾语。

collapse常接from，表示“由于…而倒塌〔崩溃〕”。

☆ 1732年进入英语，直接源自古典拉丁语的collapsus（collabi的过去分词）：com （一起） + labi （滑倒），意为一起落下。

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