collapse
[NOUN, VERB]
1. [U 不可数名词] 坍塌
Collapse is when a building or other structure falls down very suddenly.
双语例句
例：The governor called for an inquiry into the bridge's collapse.
州长要求对桥梁的坍塌进行调查。
2. [U 不可数名词] （系统或制度等的）崩溃 , 瓦解
The collapse of something such as a system or institution is when it fails or comes to an end completely and suddenly.
双语例句
例：The coup's collapse has speeded up the drive to independence.
那次政变的失败加速推动了独立进程。
3. [U 不可数名词] 晕倒 , 倒下
Someone's collapse is an occasion when they suddenly faint or fall down because they are very ill or weak.
双语例句
例：A few days after his collapse he was sitting up in bed.
他病倒后没过几天就在床上起身坐着了。
NOUN. 名词
collapses , collapsing , collapsed
1. [I 不及物动词] 坍塌
If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
双语例句
例：A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed.
海湾大桥有一部分坍塌了。
例：Most of the deaths were caused by landslides and collapsing buildings.
大多数死亡是由山体滑坡和建筑物倒塌导致的。
2. [I 不及物动词] （系统或制度等）崩溃 , 瓦解
If something, for example a system or institution, collapses, it fails or comes to an end completely and suddenly.
近义词
双语例句
例：His business empire collapsed under a massive burden of debt.
他的商业帝国由于债台高筑而瓦解。
例：The rural people have been impoverished by a collapsing economy.
正在瓦解的经济让这些乡下居民贫困交加。
3. [I 不及物动词] 晕倒 , 倒下
If you collapse, you suddenly faint or fall down because you are very ill or weak.
双语例句
例：He collapsed following a vigorous exercise session at his home.
他在家中进行了一段时间的剧烈运动后倒下了。
4. [I 不及物动词] （因极度疲倦而）瘫坐 , 瘫倒
If you collapse onto something, you sit or lie down suddenly because you are very tired.
双语例句
例：She arrived home exhausted and barely capable of showering before collapsing on her bed.
她到家的时候累极了，几乎无法去淋浴就瘫倒在床上。
VERB. 动词
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