| 词汇 | collapse |
| 释义 | collapse verb uk /kəˈlæps/ us /kəˈlæps/ collapseverb (FALL)B2[ I ] to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support: （由于压力、无力或缺乏支持而）倒塌，坍塌;崩溃，垮掉 Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake.数以千计的建筑物在地震中倒塌了。 collapse under someone's/something's weightThe chair collapsed under her weight.椅子承受不了她的重量散架了。 figurativeHe thought his whole world had collapsed when his wife died.妻子去世后他觉得自己的整个世界都坍塌了。 to go down onto the ground suddenly fallShe slipped and fell. dropSeveral apples dropped from the tree. collapseSeveral buildings collapsed in the earthquake. crumpleHe fainted and crumpled into a heap on the floor. tumbleA huge rock tumbled down the mountain. plungeFour of the mountaineers plunged to their deaths when their ropes broke. B2[ I ] If someone collapses, they fall down because of being sick or weak: （因疾病或虚弱而）倒下，昏倒 He collapsed and died of a heart attack.他心脏病发作，倒地而亡。 She felt her legs give way and she collapsed to the floor. [ I or T ] to fold something into a smaller shape, usually so it can be stored, or (especially of furniture) to fold in this way: （使）折叠（尤指家具） All chairs collapse for easy storage.所有的椅子折叠起来以方便存放。 It looks as if the whole political edifice of the country is about to collapse.看来整个国家的政治局势是风雨飘摇、大厦将倾。 I should think you're about ready to collapse after all that walking.走了那么远的路，我应该想到你要累垮了。 The building's foundations are rather shaky, and it could collapse at any time.这座建筑的地基很不稳固，随时可能会倒塌。 At the end of the race his legs gave out and he collapsed on the ground.到比赛终点时，他腿一软倒在了地上。 The woman staggered and collapsed in a heap.那个女人踉跄倒地，蜷作一团。 Falling and dropping ass collapse under someone's/something's weight collapse/fall in a heapidiom crumple drop like fliesidiom drop off faceplant fly knock knock someone over landing let goidiom mic drop nosedive overbalance parachutist shower topple trip (someone) up wayside You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Losing consciousness Making things more or less smooth or straight collapseverb (FAIL)C2[ I ] (of people and business) to suddenly be unable to continue or work correctly: （人或企业）崩溃，垮掉，失败 Lots of people lost their jobs when the property market collapsed.房地产市场崩溃后，许多人丢了工作。 Talks between management and unions have collapsed.劳资谈判彻底破裂。 Share prices collapsed (= became lower suddenly) after news of poor trading.贸易不景气的消息传出后股价暴跌。 to stop operating permanently close downWith sales down, the company closed one factory down and reduced the workforce at another. closeMany of the shops in the High Street have closed recently. shut downThe bookshop is shutting down after 25 years of business. shutUKSeveral of the bank's local branches are shutting. shut up shopUKThe seaside businesses all shut up shop during the winter. go/put out of businessMy favourite ice cream shop went out of business last summer. The company is staggering under a $15 million debt and will almost certainly collapse by the end of the year.公司背负着1500万美元的债务，举步维艰，年底前几乎肯定要倒闭。 Things have gone badly for him since his business collapsed.他的公司倒闭后，他的生活变得一团糟。 All charges against them were withdrawn after the prosecution's case collapsed.原告诉讼被驳回，所以对他们的指控都撤销了。 The talks have collapsed and both sides have resorted to brinkmanship.谈判失败了，双方都采用了边缘政策。 She'd invested extensively in stocks and got her fingers burned when the market collapsed.她在股市上大量投资，结果股市崩溃损失惨重。 Failing and doing badly abjectly at-risk backbencher balls (something) up be on your beam endsidiom beam blow (someone/something) up bomb egg flog flog a dead horseidiom flop flub flunk out mess running on emptyidiom sclerotic screw screw (something) up the rot sets inidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Success & failure in business collapse noun uk /kəˈlæps/ us /kəˈlæps/ collapsenoun (FAILURE)B2[ C or U ] the sudden failure of a system, organization, business, etc.: （系统、组织、企业等的）崩溃，瓦解，失败 collapse ofI don't know what caused the collapse of her marriage.我不知道她婚姻失败的原因是什么。 A poor economy has caused the collapse of thousands of small businesses.经济萧条导致数以千计的小型企业破产。 on the brink of collapseNegotiations between the two countries are on the brink of collapse (= very soon going to fail). on the verge of collapseThe economy was on the verge of collapse. mental collapseHe suffered a mental collapse after ten years' teaching. nervous collapseShe had a nervous collapse and was unable to return to work. suffer a collapseAfter years of frustration and intense hard work, he suffered a total collapse. the fact of not being successful failureFailure is not an option. breakdownThe complete breakdown of local infrastructure left residents without water or electricity. meltdownThe markets experienced a meltdown at the news of the sale. collapseThe car manufacturer's collapse left the region's economy in tatters. failHe tried to sing the anthem, but it was an epic fail. The collapse of the company was described as the greatest financial debacle in US history.那家公司的破产被称为美国历史上最大的一场金融灾难。 The collapse of Communism changed East-West relations for ever.共产主义在东欧的瓦解永久性地改变了东方集团与西方集团之间的关系。 The company is on the edge of collapse.公司濒临倒闭。 The collapse of its rivals brought fortuitous gains to the company. The collapse of the bank is an ominous reminder of the fragility of the world's banking system.这家银行的倒闭是对世界银行系统脆弱性的不祥提醒。 Failures another/the final nail in the coffinidiom basket case bloodbath brain freeze breakdown busted flush car crash false dawn fiasco flameout flop foul (something) up hash loser omnishambles parody post-crash pratfall reversal slim pickings collapsenoun (FALL)[ S or U ] the sudden falling movement of a person or structure that has become too weak to stand: 昏倒，昏迷;（建筑物的）倒塌，坍塌 He was taken to hospital after his collapse on the pitch.他昏倒在赛场后被送往医院。 the collapse of a building during the earthquake地震中一座大楼的倒塌 Falling and dropping ass collapse under someone's/something's weight collapse/fall in a heapidiom crumple drop like fliesidiom drop off faceplant fly knock knock someone over landing let goidiom mic drop nosedive overbalance parachutist shower topple trip (someone) up wayside collapse | American Dictionarycollapse verb us/kəˈlæps/ collapseverb (FALL)[ I/T ] to fall down suddenly, or to cause to fall down: [ I ]A piece of the wall collapsed on top of him. collapseverb (FAIL)[ I ] to be unable to continue or to stay in operation; fail: Talks between management and unions collapsed today. collapse noun[ C/U ] us/kəˈlæps/ an inability to continue or to stay in operation: [ U ]the collapse of the Soviet empire Collapse can also refer to an attack of extreme physical weakness or unconsciousness in a person: [ U ]Toward the end of the race he was near collapse. collapse | Business Englishcollapse verb[ I ] uk /kəˈlæps/us to suddenly fail or become unable to continue: the system/economy/government, etc. collapsesWithout computers the whole economic system would collapse. a company/bank/industry, etc. collapsesThe bank collapsed after an alleged massive fraud. talks/negotiations collapse FINANCE to suddenly fall to a much lower level: prices/shares collapseShare prices collapsed after news of poor trading. Construction jobs were lost as the property market collapsed. collapse noun[ C or U ] uk /kəˈlæps/us the sudden failure of a system, organization, business, etc.: A poor economy has caused the collapse of thousands of small businesses. on the brink/verge of collapseNegotiations between the two companies are on the brink of collapse FINANCE a sudden fall to a much lower level: the collapse of the American real estate market a price/market collapseDid options accelerate the oil price collapse? Examples of collapsecollapse He sings a drinking song as the bridge collapses. Thirdly, this closed account collapses when a believer in one faith meets believers from a different religious tradition. By almost any standards the poorer rural areas have fallen further and further behind; young people have left and traditional industries have collapsed. The sound of breaking timber made people think the roof was collapsing, and an even worse panic ensued. If these 4 are collapsed into 2 categories of survivor and non-survivor, it would produce 62/240 errors for a prognosis accuracy of 74%. The definition also collapses very different female-identified resistances together. If an ill-designed and poorly constructed house collapses, how can you expect otherwise? Clearly that justification collapsed once it became clear that shareholders in large public companies no longer exercised any real control or responsibility over their property. The lid had collapsed on to the remains, the sides had fallen outwards, but the two end pieces remained upright. The rebellion and its attempts to establish social harmony collapses. Huge sections of the outer walls had collapsed and other parts were in very poor shape. If cor tisol-behavior associations are tested using variance collapsed across these sources, the ability to detect an effect may be compromised. In the limit, without any counteracting mechanism, these fluctuations may become so extreme that output collapses. When the safe zone collapsed in the next phase of the war, they confronted this dilemma directly by temporarily withdrawing their protection of civilians. The axial velocity profiles of the other cases may be similarly collapsed. See all examples of collapse These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withcollapsecollapseThese are words often used in combination with collapse. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. bridge collapse Why did the bridge collapse? brink of collapse That is a very important question, as in many cases the rural network is teetering on the brinkofcollapse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 cardiovascular collapse If severe may lead to cardiovascular collapse and cardiac arrest. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with collapse |
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