collapse
英 [kəˈlæps] 美 [kəˈlæps]

vi.

折叠；倒塌；崩溃；（尤指工作劳累后）坐下

vt.

使倒塌；使坍塌；使瓦解；

n.

垮台；（身体的）衰弱；

变形

过去式：collapsed过去分词：collapsed现在分词：collapsing第三人称单数：collapses

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vi. & vt. (使)倒塌,塌陷 make to fall down or in; come or break to pieces suddenly
2. vi. & vt. (使)崩溃 (cause to) fail suddenly and completely; break down

英英释义

collapse

• n.
  • an abrupt failure of function or health
  • a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
  • the act of throwing yourself down

    同义词：flop

  • a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

    同义词：crash

• v.
  • break down, literally or metaphorically

    "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The roof collapsed"

    同义词：fall incave ingivegive waybreakfounder

  • collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

    同义词：break down

  • fold or close up

    "collapse the music stand"

  • fall apart

    同义词：crumblecrumpletumblebreak down

  • cause to burst

    同义词：burst

  • suffer a nervous breakdown

    同义词：crack upcrackcrock upbreak up

  • lose significance, effectiveness, or value

    "The stock market collapsed"

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• collapse bridge压塌桥梁
• collapse building建筑物倒塌
• collapse heart使心理崩溃
• collapse house压塌房屋
• collapse railway使铁轨塌陷
• collapse roof压塌屋顶

～+副词

• collapse completely完全倒塌
• collapse entirely彻底崩溃
• collapse invariably永远倒塌
• collapse utterly完全倒塌

～+介词

• collapse for折叠
• collapse from由于…而倒塌
• collapse under被…压塌

词组短语

collapse mechanism破坏机构

collapse strength抗挤强度；破裂强度

collapse load损毁荷载，极限载荷；破坏负荷；临界纵向荷载

同近义词辨析

disaster, dilemma, collapse, epidemic

disaster灾难

dilemma窘境，困境

collapse崩溃

epidemic流行病

fall, collapse

这组词都有“倒塌”的意思，其区别是：

fall一般指由于失去平衡等原因而倒塌，也可作引申用。

collapse通常指房屋等突然倒塌。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.
   房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
2. If you work too hard,your health may collapse.
   如果你工作太累的话，你可能病倒。
3. The enterprise collapsed through lack of support.
   该企业因无力支持而倒闭。
4. He collapsed the wheelchair and put it on the boat.
   他将轮椅折叠起来放在船上。

用作名词(n.)

1. A flood caused the collapse of the bridge.
   洪水使桥倒塌了。
2. The stock market was on the brink of collapse.
   股市已到崩盘的边缘。
3. The market collapse was caused by weakness of the dollar.
   市场价格暴跌是由于美元疲弱引起的。

权威例句

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