collapse
v. (突然)倒塌; 崩溃,瓦解; 晕倒; 躺下放松
n. 倒闭; 倒塌; 晕倒; 暴跌
If a building or other structure collapses, 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。
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。
If you collapse, 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。
If you collapse onto 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。
If something with air inside collapses, 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。
1. an abrupt failure of function or health
2. a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
3. the act of throwing yourself down;
4. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
1. break down, literally or metaphorically;
2. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
3. fold or close up;
4. fall apart;
5. cause to burst;
6. suffer a nervous breakdown
7. lose significance, effectiveness, or value;
The earthquake was the occasion of the building's collapse.
地震是房屋倒塌的起因.
The wall is going to collapse.
这堵墙要垮了.
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.
国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘.
These bandits are just a disorderly mob and will collapse at the first blow.
这些土匪是一群乌合之众,不堪一击.
The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.
工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析.