collapse
v. (突然)倒塌; 崩潰,瓦解; 暈倒; 躺下放鬆
n. 倒閉; 倒塌; 暈倒; 暴跌
If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed...
海灣大橋有一段垮塌了。
The roof collapsed in a roar of rock and rubble...
屋頂轟隆一聲塌了下來,碎石瓦礫落了一地。
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...
他的商業帝國無力承擔沉重的債務負擔而垮掉了。
This system has collapsed in most countries where it ruled...
這一體系在其佔統治地位的大多數國家都失敗了。
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...
在家劇烈運動了一陣後他突然昏倒了。
It's commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets.
在街上看見有人餓暈是很平常的事。
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,勉強衝了個澡就倒在了床上。
If something with air inside collapses, it falls inwards and becomes smaller or flatter.
He plunged 300ft to the ground when his parachute collapsed...
降落傘突然癟了,他從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,他因出現肺萎陷而被火速送進醫院。
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.
這堵牆要垮了.
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.
國家的經濟已到了崩潰的邊緣.
These bandits are just a disorderly mob and will collapse at the first blow.
這些土匪是一群烏合之眾,不堪一擊.
The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.
工程師對橋的倒塌做一次徹底的調查分析.