collapse

释义

v.（突然）倒塌; 崩溃，瓦解; 晕倒; 躺下放松n.倒闭; 倒塌; 晕倒; 暴跌

词态变化

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

实用场景例句

The sudden collapse of his parachute sent him plummeting 300 feet to the earth below.

他的降落伞突然坍塌，导致他从300英尺的高空急速坠落地面。

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The previous week, his lung collapse urgently required him to be admitted to the hospital.

他上周因肺部塌陷而急需住院治疗。

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Exhausted beyond measure, she rushed through a quick shower and collapsed onto her bed immediately upon arriving home.

她疲惫不堪，迅速冲了个澡，一到家就瘫倒在床上。

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Weary individuals fainting in open areas is now a frequent occurrence.

在开放场所见到筋疲力尽的人昏倒如今是常有的事。

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Exhausted from an intense workout at home, he suddenly collapsed to the floor.

在家中进行高强度锻炼后精疲力竭，他突然瘫倒在地。

金山词霸

The prevailing system has collapsed across numerous nations under its influence.

这一盛行的体系在其影响下的众多国家中已经崩溃。

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The immense burden of unpaid debts led to the collapse of his sprawling business empire.

巨额未偿债务的重压导致了他庞大的商业帝国崩塌。

金山词霸

The Bay Bridge suffered a collapse as one of its sections crumbled into pieces...

海湾大桥遭遇坍塌，其有一段碎裂成片...

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The structure gave way with a thunderous collapse of stone and debris...

建筑在震耳欲聋的倒塌声中瓦解，石块和碎片四处飞散。

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真题例句

The author has come to agree that food shortages could ultimately lead to the collapse of world civilization.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Our continuing failure to deal with the environmental declines that are undermining the world food economy forces me to conclude that such a collapse is possible.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Now a third and far more significant motivation presents itself: meeting these goals may be necessary to prevent the collapse of our civilization.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

You may have heard some of the fashion industry horror stories: models eating tissues or cotton balls to hold off hunger, and models collapsing from hunger-induced heart attacks just seconds after they step off the runway.

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In Venezuela, collapsing oil prices have sent its economy into free-fall.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

A 16th century castle in Scotland is close to collapsing after lumps of soil were washed away by floods, threatening its foundations.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

The value of listed shares in American firms collapsed by 57% from its peak in October 2007 to a low in March this year, though it has since bounced back somewhat.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

When the bubble burst, demand collapsed

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Rescue crews pulled a man to safety after a collapse at a construction site in Brooklyn on Tuesday.

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

The immediate cause for the collapse has been Britain's slide toward recession, which has cut into consumer spending.

2015年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

Then, abruptly, the cod population collapsed.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

After the failure of Lehman Brothers, many of the world’s largest banks feared the worst as the collapse of the housing bubble exposed investments in risky loans.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

Predictions of the collapse of the tropical rain forests have been around for years.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

If the collapse of the rain forests speeds up dramatically, it could eventually release

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

In the second paragraph, the author challenges the view that the collapse of rain forests is caused by direct human interference.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

the collapse of rain forests is caused by direct human interference

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

A prime example Schweitzer and his colleagues cite is the 2004 collapse of energy-trading giant Enron, where managers used financial incentives to motivate salesmen to meet specific revenue goals.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

Today, the European Union is creating a $580 billion fund to ward off sovereign collapse

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

What stopped the American economy from collapsing in 2007?

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

It collapsed at least once in the past 1.3 million years.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

Now, new evidence reveals that all or most of the Antarctic ice sheet collapsed at least once during the past

出自-2010年12月听力原文

A string of accidents, including the partial collapse of a cooling tower in 207 and the discovery of an underground pipe system leakage, raised serious questions about both Vermont Yankee’s safety and Entergy’s management- especially after the company made misleading statements about the pipe.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

The resulting settlement maps show how the distribution and density of the rural population around the city changed dramatically between AD500 and 850, when Copán collapsed.

出自-2014年考研阅读原文

Two years ago, Rupert Murdoch’s daughter ,Elisabeth ,spoke of the “unsettling dearth of integrity across so many of our institutions” Integrity had collapsed, she argued, because of a collective acceptance that the only “sorting mechanism ”in society should be profit and the market.

出自-2015年考研阅读原文

The emerging consensus around the bill is a sign that legislators are getting frightened about a politically embarrassing short-term collapse at the USPS.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

A string of accidents, including the partial collapse of a cooling tower in 2007 and the discovery of an underground pipe system leakage, raised serious questions about both Vermont Yankee's safety and Entergy's management– especially after the company ma

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英英释义

Noun

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;

"he landed on the bed with a great flop"

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

Verb

1. 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"

2. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

3. fold or close up;

"fold up your umbrella"

"collapse the music stand"

4. fall apart;

"the building crimbled after the explosion"

"Negociations broke down"

5. cause to burst;

"The ice broke the pipe"

6. suffer a nervous breakdown

7. lose significance, effectiveness, or value;

"The school system is collapsing"

"The stock market collapsed"