collapse
- IPA[kəˈlaps]
英式
- (of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way；cause (something) to fall down or give way
- an instance of a structure falling down or giving way；a sudden failure of an institution or undertaking
verb: collapse, 3rd person present: collapses, gerund or present participle: collapsing, past tense: collapsed, past participle: collapsed
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動詞
- 1. (of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way the roof collapsed on top of me 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ cause (something) to fall down or give way it feels as if the slightest pressure would collapse it many people tend to collapse the distinction between the two concepts
- ▪ (of a lung or blood vessel) become flat and empty with the walls fallen inwards she was so dehydrated that her veins had collapsed
- ▪ cause (a lung or blood vessel) to collapse he had an operation to collapse his lung
- 2. (of a person) fall down and become unconscious as a result of illness or injury he collapsed from loss of blood 同義詞
- ▪ sit or lie down as a result of exhaustion or amusement exhausted, he collapsed on the bed the three of them collapsed with laughter
- 3. fail suddenly and completely the talks collapsed last week over territorial issues 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a price or currency) drop suddenly in value the price of oil collapsed
- 4. fold or be foldable into a small space some cots collapse down to fit into a holdall
- ▪ compress a displayed part of (a spreadsheet or other electronic document) tabulation programs can be used to collapse this list in various ways
名詞
- 1. an instance of a structure falling down or giving way the collapse of a railway bridge the church roof is in danger of collapse 同義詞
- ▪ a sudden failure of an institution or undertaking the collapse of a number of prominent banks 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ a physical or mental breakdown he suffered a collapse from overwork she's lying there in a state of collapse 同義詞
- (of a structure) having fallen down or given way: an abandoned building with a collapsed roof
Oxford American Dictionary
- (of a structure) having fallen down or given way: an abandoned building with a collapsed roof
Oxford Dictionary
- the sudden mass disappearance of the majority of worker bees in a colony. The causes of the ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- the sudden mass disappearance of the majority of worker bees in a colony. The causes of the ...
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[kəˈlaps]
美式
- (of a structure) fall down or in; give way: the roof collapsed on top of me
- an instance of a structure falling down or in: the collapse of a railroad bridge the church roof is in danger of collapse
Oxford American Dictionary
