crumbling
- IPA[ˈkrəmb(ə)liNG]
美式
- breaking or falling apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration；(of something abstract) disintegrating gradually over a period of time
- 釋義
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形容詞
- 1. breaking or falling apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration their crumbling ancestral home
- ▪ (of something abstract) disintegrating gradually over a period of time a crumbling empire he was trying to escape financial problems and a crumbling marriage
- break or fall apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration: the plaster started to crumble
- a mixture of flour and fat that is rubbed to the texture of breadcrumbs and cooked as a topping ... sprinkle the crumble over the rhubarb
Oxford Dictionary
- break or fall apart into small fragments, especially over a period of time as part of a process ... the plaster started to crumble
- a mixture of flour and butter that is rubbed to the texture of breadcrumbs and cooked as a ... sprinkle the crumble over the rhubarb
Oxford American Dictionary
- that's how things turn out (often used of an undesirable but unalterable situation)
Oxford American Dictionary
- that's the way the situation is, and it must be accepted, however undesirable
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈkrʌmblɪŋ]
英式
- breaking or falling apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration: their crumbling ancestral home
Oxford Dictionary
