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单词 collapse
释义
collapse1 verbcollapse2 noun
collapsecol‧lapse1 /kəˈlæps/ ●●○ S3 AWL verb Entry menu
MENU FOR collapsecollapse1 structure2 illness/injury3 fail4 prices5 sit/lie6 fold something smaller7 medical
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINcollapse1
Origin:
1700-1800 Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + labi ‘to fall, slide’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
collapse
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theycollapse
he, she, itcollapses
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theycollapsed
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave collapsed
he, she, ithas collapsed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad collapsed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill collapse
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have collapsed
Continuous Form
PresentIam collapsing
he, she, itis collapsing
you, we, theyare collapsing
PastI, he, she, itwas collapsing
you, we, theywere collapsing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been collapsing
he, she, ithas been collapsing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been collapsing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be collapsing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been collapsing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • After half a dozen glasses of whisky he collapsed and could not be revived.
  • Cohen was hospitalized after he collapsed on the floor and briefly lost consciousness.
  • Come quickly, one of the passengers has collapsed.
  • Former Mayor Ed Koch collapsed this morning at a health club in midtown Manhattan.
  • Milligan collapsed into a chair, sighing deeply.
  • Minutes later the second tower collapsed.
  • One of the horses collapsed from exhaustion after the race.
  • Our tent collapsed in the middle of the night.
  • Part of the floor collapsed as a result of water damage.
  • She finally took a break and collapsed in a chair.
  • The building was badly damaged in the explosion, and rescue workers are worried that it may collapse.
  • The U.S. auto industry nearly collapsed due to increased foreign competition.
  • When folded in this way, the map collapses to pocket size.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A battle between the traders and the corporate financiers caused the firm to collapse in early 1984.
  • But his move to Old Trafford collapsed when the club medical revealed a knee problem.
  • His courage never faltered, but his health collapsed.
  • Please try not to upset or destroy this finely balanced mechanism or the building blocks will collapse like a row of dominoes.
  • The crest of his life collapsed with the Hotsy shooting.
  • The external guarantees that formerly enabled the Vaudois to survive had largely collapsed.
  • We got up and ran about 50 yards, and I collapsed.
  • When the suit collapsed Aitken was charged with perjury, for which he served a seven-month jail term.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
(also fall over, fall down) to suddenly go down onto the floor when standing, walking, or running: · She fell on the stairs and broke her ankle.· Children are always falling over.
to fall or almost fall when you hit your foot against something: · Someone might trip over those toys.· I tripped on a piece of wood.
to fall or almost fall when you are walking on a wet or very smooth surface: · She slipped and hurt her ankle.· I was scared I would slip on the highly polished floor.
to almost fall when you put your foot down in an awkward way: · He stumbled and almost fell.· One of our porters stumbled on the rough ground.
to fall suddenly and heavily to the ground, especially when you become unconscious: · One of the runners collapsed halfway through the race.
to become unsteady so that you start to fall over: · She lost her balance on the first step and fell down the stairs.· Have something to hold onto, in case you lose your balance.
to fall forwards so you are lying on your front on the ground: · She fell flat on her face getting out of the car.
Longman Language Activatorwhen an upright object, a building, a wall, etc falls
· She was playing just yards from where the building fell.fall across/onto/on top of · A tree had fallen across the road and blocked it.fall off/out of/from · The days were getting shorter and the leaves had started falling from the trees· I can't find my passport - it must have fallen out of my pocket.
if a tall object falls over , it falls onto its side from an upright position: · That bookcase looks as if it's about to fall over.· There was no wind; the tree just fell over.
if a building, wall, or fence falls down , part or all of it falls to the ground, because it is in bad condition or because it has been damaged: · A boy was injured yesterday when part of a wall fell down near to where he was playing.· A large tree fell down during a windstorm and damaged our car.
if a building, wall etc collapses , it suddenly falls down, especially because of a sudden pressure: · Our tent collapsed in the middle of the night.· The building was badly damaged in the explosion, and rescue workers are worried that it may collapse.· Minutes later the second tower collapsed.
if a roof falls in , it falls to the ground inside the building: · During the hurricane the roof fell in.fall in on: · We need to fix the ceiling before it falls in on us.
if a roof, wall etc caves in , it suddenly and heavily falls inwards especially because it is weak and in bad condition: · The roof has caved in, so the whole building has been declared unsafe.cave in on: · Wooden beams support the roof, preventing it from caving in on the miners.
if something topples over , it moves unsteadily backwards and forwards then falls to the ground: · The little boy put one more brick on the tower and it toppled over.· That plant's going to topple over if you don't put it in a bigger pot.
to suddenly turn and fall to the ground as a result of not being properly balanced: · I sat on the edge of the table, and the whole thing tipped over.· The fire started when a lamp tipped over and ignited a cloth sofa.
when someone accidentally falls from a standing position
to accidentally fall from a standing position: · She was going up the stairs when she fell.· George held on tightly, afraid that he might fall.fall down the stairs/steps etc: · There was concern for the Queen Mother yesterday after she fell down a short flight of steps at the airport.
to fall onto the ground from a standing position: · Ben fell down and scraped his knee.· Beginning skiers can expect to fall down a lot.· The pavement was slippery and it was easy to fall over.
British if someone, especially an old person, has a fall , they fall and hurt themselves: · My neighbour has had a fall and broken a rib.· Grandma had a bad fall in the snow that winter.
to fall quickly down a slope or down stairs, rolling over and over and unable to stop: tumble down/off/into etc: · She tumbled down the stairs and landed in a heap at the bottom.· A bus veered off the road and tumbled down the hill into the river below.
to fall over suddenly so that you are lying on your front on the ground, especially in a way that makes you look funny: · She fell flat on her face getting out of the car.· The last time I wore high-heeled shoes I fell flat on my face outside a restaurant.
to fall suddenly and heavily onto the ground, into a chair etc, because of tiredness, illness, or injury: · One of the horses collapsed from exhaustion after the race.collapse on: · Cohen was hospitalized after he collapsed on the floor and briefly lost consciousness.collapse into: · Milligan collapsed into a chair, sighing deeply.
to suddenly fall to the ground, because you are ill or have had a shock: · She'd been complaining of a headache all morning, and suddenly she just keeled over.· Carson keeled over and died in front of the nightclub after taking a number of illegal drugs.
to fall forward with so much force that you roll over: · She slipped on the polished floor and went head over heels.· Shelly's horse stepped into soft sand and went down, horse and rider going head over heels in a cloud of dust.
to become unconscious
to become unconscious, for example because you are seriously ill or because a doctor has given you a drug before an operation: · I remember looking down and seeing blood, and then I lost consciousness.· After Atkins collapsed and lost consciousness at work, she was sent to the hospital for a scan.
to become unconscious so that you fall to the ground for a short time, for example because you are very hot or hungry: · One of the soldiers guarding the palace fainted in the heat.· I need to go outside. I feel as if I'm going to faint.· I must have fainted, and when I came to I didn't know where I was.
to become unconscious, usually for a short time, for example because you have had too much to drink, or because you cannot breathe properly: · When I first smoked a cigarette, I almost passed out.· I think the poor guy passed out. It looks like he's had a lot to drink.
to become unconscious for a short time, usually without warning and for no clear reason: · Her father's been having blackouts, and the doctor has ordered a brain scan.· A man grabbed her and put a piece of cloth to her face. That's the last thing she remembers before blacking out.
to gradually become unconscious, especially because you are seriously ill or near to death - used especially in descriptions of events and in stories: · The patient slipped into unconsciousness at around 7 am.· She managed to say a few words before falling into unconsciousness again.
to gradually become unconscious, and remain unconscious for a long time, because you are seriously ill or near to death: · The patient slipped into a coma, and died two days later.· After the accident she fell into a coma, and was on a life support machine for 6 months before regaining consciousness.
to fall and become unconscious, especially because you are very ill: · Come quickly, one of the passengers has collapsed.· After half a dozen glasses of whisky he collapsed and could not be revived.
WORD SETS
abscess, nounache, verbache, nounacne, nounagoraphobia, nounagoraphobic, nounague, noun-aholic, suffixAIDS, nounailment, nounairsick, adjectivealbino, nounalcoholic, nounalcoholism, nounallergic, adjectiveallergy, nounamnesia, nounamputee, nounanaemia, nounanaemic, adjectiveangina, nounanorexia, nounanorexic, adjectiveantacid, nounanthrax, nounantibody, nounantidepressant, nounantidote, nounantigen, nounantihistamine, nounanti-inflammatory, adjectiveantitoxin, nounapoplectic, adjectiveapoplexy, nounappendicitis, nounarteriosclerosis, nounarthritis, nounaseptic, adjectiveaspirin, nounasthma, nounastigmatism, nounasymptomatic, adjectiveathlete's foot, nounatrophy, verbauto-immune disease, nounAyurvedic medicine, nounbaby blues, nounbacillus, nounbackache, nounbark, verbbattle fatigue, nounBCG, nounbedridden, adjectivebedsore, nounbed-wetting, nounbellyache, nounbenign, adjectiveberiberi, nounbespectacled, adjectivebetter, adjectivebilious, adjectivebinge, verbbiopsy, nounbirthmark, nounbite, verbbite, nounblack and blue, adjectiveBlack Death, the, black eye, nounblackout, nounbleed, verbbleeding, nounblind, verbblister, nounblister, verbblood bank, nounblood donor, nounblood poisoning, nounbloodshot, adjectiveblood transfusion, nounbloody, adjectivebloody, verbblue baby, nounboil, nounbotulism, nounbrain damage, nounbreakdown, nounbronchitis, nounbruise, nounbruise, verbBSE, nounbubonic plague, nounbug, nounbulimia, nounbump, nounbunion, nounbuzz, verbcalloused, adjectivecallus, nouncancer, nouncandida, nouncanker, nouncarbuncle, nouncarcinogen, nouncarcinogenic, adjectivecarcinoma, nouncardiac, adjectivecardiovascular, adjectivecaries, nouncarpal tunnel syndrome, nouncarrier, nouncarry, verbcarsick, adjectivecast, nouncasualty, nouncataract, nouncatarrh, nouncatatonic, adjectivecatching, adjectivecauliflower ear, nouncerebral palsy, nouncertify, verbcervical smear, nounchapped, adjectivecharley horse, nounchemotherapy, nounchesty, adjectivechicken pox, nounchilblains, nounChinese medicine, nouncholera, nounchronic, adjectivecirrhosis, nounCJD, nouncleanse, verbcleft palate, nounclinic, nounclinical, adjectiveclub foot, nouncold, nouncold sore, nouncolic, nouncolitis, nouncollapse, verbcolour-blind, adjectivecoma, nouncommon cold, nouncommon denominator, nouncommunicate, verbcomplaint, nouncomplicate, verbcomplication, nouncompound fracture, nounconcuss, verbconcussion, nouncondition, nouncongenital, adjectivecongested, adjectiveconjunctivitis, nounconstipation, nounconsumption, nounconsumptive, nouncontagion, nouncontagious, adjectivecontinent, adjectivecontract, verbcontusion, nounconvalesce, verbconvulsion, nouncorn, nouncortisone, nouncot death, nouncough, nounCPR, nouncrack-up, nouncramp, nounCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease, nouncrick, nouncrick, verbcripple, nouncripple, verbcross-eyed, adjectivecroup, nouncurable, adjectivecut, nouncyst, nouncystic fibrosis, nouncystitis, noundecompression sickness, noundeep vein thrombosis, noundeformity, noundegenerative, adjectivedehydrate, verbdelirious, adjectivedelirium, noundelusion, noundementia, noundengue fever, noundepression, noundermatitis, noundiabetes, noundiabetic, adjectivediabetic, noundiagnosis, noundialysis, noundiaper rash, noundiarrhoea, noundiphtheria, noundisability, noundisable, verbdisabled, adjectivedischarge, verbdisease, noundisgorge, verbdislocate, verbdisorder, noundissipated, adjectivedissipation, noundistemper, noundistend, verbdizzy, adjectivedoddering, adjectivedoddery, adjectivedonate, verbdonor, noundouble vision, noundoughy, adjectivedown, adverbDown's syndrome, noundrawn, adjectivedressing, noundrinker, noundrunk, adjectivedrunk, noundrunken, adjectivedull, adjectivedumb, adjectiveDVT, noundysentery, noundyslexia, noundyspepsia, noundyspeptic, adjectiveearache, nouneating disorder, nounEbola, nounectopic pregnancy, nouneczema, nounemaciated, adjectiveemasculate, verbembolism, nounemphysema, nounencephalitis, nounendoscope, nounenervate, verbenteritis, nounepidemic, nounepilepsy, nounepileptic, adjectiveepileptic, nounetiology, nounexcruciating, adjectiveexposure, nouneyeless, adjectiveeye strain, nounfail, verbfaint, nounfester, verbfever, nounfever blister, nounfevered, adjectivefeverish, adjectivefirst aid, nounfit, nounflat feet, nounflat-footed, adjectiveflu, nounfood poisoning, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounfracture, verbfracture, nounfrostbite, noungall, noungammy, adjectiveganglion, noungangrene, noungas, noungash, noungastric, adjectivegastritis, noungastroenteritis, nounGerman measles, nounget, verbgingivitis, nounglandular fever, nounglaucoma, noungnarled, adjectivegonorrhea, noungout, noungrand mal, noungraze, verbgraze, noungriping, adjectivegroggy, adjectivegrowing pains, noungrowth, noungush, verbgynaecology, nounhacking cough, nounhaemophilia, nounhaemophiliac, nounhaemorrhage, nounhaemorrhage, verbhaemorrhoids, nounhalitosis, nounhandicap, nounhandicapped, adjectivehangover, nounhard of hearing, adjectiveharelip, nounhay fever, nounheadache, nounhealth, nounheart attack, nounheartburn, nounheart disease, nounheart failure, nounheat exhaustion, nounheat rash, nounheatstroke, nounheave, verbhepatitis, nounhernia, nounherpes, nounHIV, nounhormone replacement therapy, nounhospital, nounhospitalize, verbhot flush, nounhousebound, adjectiveHRT, nounhump, nounhumpback, nounhunchback, nounhungover, adjectivehydrophobia, nounhypertension, nounhypothermia, nounhysterectomy, nounhysteria, nounhysterical, adjectiveillness, nounimmune, adjectiveimmune system, nounimmunity, nounimmunize, verbimmunology, nounimpacted, adjectiveimpediment, nounimpetigo, nounimpotent, adjectiveincision, nounincontinent, adjectiveincubate, verbincurable, adjectiveindigestion, nounindisposed, adjectiveindisposition, nouninfantile, adjectiveinfantile paralysis, nouninfect, verbinfected, adjectiveinfection, nouninfectious, adjectiveinfirmity, nouninflammation, nouninflammatory, adjectiveinfluenza, nouninfusion, nouningrowing, adjectiveinoculate, verbinoperable, adjectiveinsane, adjectiveinsanity, nouninsomnia, nouninsomniac, nouninstability, nounintensive care, nounintravenous, adjectiveinvalid, nouninvalidity, nouninvasive, adjectiveirregular, adjectiveirritable bowel syndrome, nounirritant, nounirritate, verbirritated, adjectiveirritation, noun-ism, suffixisolation, nounjaundice, nounjaundiced, adjectivejet lag, nounknock-kneed, adjectiveknotted, adjectivelaceration, nounlaryngitis, nounlegionnaire's disease, nounleper, nounleprosy, nounlesion, nounleukemia, nounlisp, nounlisteria, nounliverish, adjectivelockjaw, nounlong-sighted, adjectiveloose, adjectivelozenge, nounlumbago, nounlunacy, nounLyme disease, nounmad cow disease, nounmalady, nounmalaise, nounmalaria, nounmalformation, nounmalignancy, nounmalignant, adjectivemalnourished, adjectivemalnutrition, nounmange, nounmangy, adjectivemania, nounmanic, adjectivemanic depression, nounmastitis, nounME, nounmeasles, nounmedicinal, adjectivemegalomania, nounmegalomaniac, nounmelancholia, nounmelancholic, adjectivemelanoma, nounmend, verbmeningitis, nounmentally handicapped, adjectivemigraine, nounmild, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmole, nounmongol, nounmono, nounmononucleosis, nounmorbid, adjectivemorning sickness, nounmoron, nounmotion sickness, nounmotor neurone disease, nounMRI, nounMRSA, nounMS, nounmultiple sclerosis, nounmumps, nounmurmur, nounmusclebound, adjectivemuscular dystrophy, nounmute, adjectivemute, nounmyopia, nounmyopic, adjectivemyxomatosis, nounnarcolepsy, nounnausea, nounnauseate, verbnauseous, adjectivenearsighted, adjectivenervous breakdown, nounnettle rash, nounneuralgia, nounneurosis, nounneurotic, adjectivenosebleed, nounnotifiable, adjectiveNSU, nounobesity, nounoff-colour, adjectiveoperate, verboperation, nounophthalmic, adjectiveophthalmology, noun-osis, suffixosteoarthritis, nounosteopathy, nounosteoporosis, nounoutpatient, nounoverbite, nounpacemaker, nounpaediatrics, nounpale, adjectivepallid, adjectivepallor, nounpalpitate, verbpalpitations, nounpalsy, nounpandemic, nounparalyse, verbparalysed, adjectiveparalysis, nounparalytic, adjectiveparalytic, nounparanoia, nounparaplegia, nounparaplegic, nounparasitic, adjectiveParkinson's disease, nounparoxysm, nounpasty, adjectivepasty-faced, adjectivepathogen, nounpathological, adjectivepathology, nounpeaked, adjectivepeaky, adjectivepellagra, nounpeptic ulcer, nounperforated, adjectiveperiod pain, nounperitonitis, nounpernicious anaemia, nounpersecution complex, nounpestilence, nounpestilential, adjectivepetit mal, nounpharyngitis, nounphlebitis, nounphlegm, noun-phobic, suffixphysiotherapy, nounpigeon-toed, adjectivepins and needles, nounplacebo, nounplague, nounplaque, nounplaster cast, nounpleurisy, nounPMS, nounPMT, nounpneumonia, nounpockmark, nounpockmarked, adjectivepoisoning, nounpolio, nounpolyp, nounpoor, adjectivepost-traumatic stress disorder, nounpremenstrual tension, nounprescribe, verbprescription, nounpreventive medicine, nounprickle, verbprickly heat, nounprognosis, nounprolapse, nounprophylactic, adjectiveprophylactic, nounprophylaxis, nounpsoriasis, nounpsychopath, nounpsychosis, nounpsychosomatic, adjectivepsychotic, adjectivepuffy, adjectivepull, verbpurulent, adjectivepus, nounpustule, nounqueasy, adjectiverabid, adjectiverabies, nounradiation sickness, nounradiography, nounrash, nounraw, adjectivereact, verbreaction, nounreceive, verbrecuperate, verbrecuperative, adjectiveregurgitate, verbrelapse, verbremission, nounrepetitive strain injury, nounresistance, nounrespond, verbretch, verbRhesus factor, nounrheumatic, adjectiverheumatic fever, nounrheumatism, nounrheumatoid arthritis, nounrickets, nounringworm, nounRSI, nounrubella, nounrun-down, adjectiverunny, adjectiverupture, nounsaddle-sore, adjectivesalmonella, nounscab, nounscabby, adjectivescabies, nounscald, verbscald, nounscaly, adjectivescar, nounscar, verbscarlet fever, nounschizophrenia, nounsciatica, nounsclerosis, nounscrape, verbscrape, nounscratch, nounscurvy, nounseasick, adjectiveseizure, nounself-examination, nounsenile, adjectivesenile dementia, nounsenseless, adjectivesepsis, nounseptic, adjectivesepticaemia, nounserum, nounset, verbsexually transmitted disease, nounshell shock, nounshell-shocked, adjectiveshingles, nounshock, nounshort-sighted, adjectivesickle-cell anaemia, nounsickly, adjectivesickness, nounside effect, nounsightless, adjectivesimple fracture, nounsleeping sickness, nounslipped disc, nounsmallpox, nounsnakebite, nounsnow blindness, nounsore, adjectivesore, nounspastic, adjectivespecial needs, nounspecimen, nounspina bifida, nounsprain, verbsputum, nounsquint, verbsquint, nounstammer, nounstarvation, nounstarve, verbSTD, nounstomachache, nounstone, nounstrain, nounstrain, verbstrangulated, adjectivestrep throat, nounstroke, nounsty, nounsuccumb, verbsufferer, nounsunstroke, nounsuperbug, nounsurgical, adjectiveswelling, nounswollen, adjectivesymptom, nounsymptomatic, adjectivesyndrome, nounsyphilis, nounTB, nountear, verbtetanus, nountherapeutic, adjectivetherapy, nounthrombosis, nounthrush, nountic, nountight, adjectivetingle, verbtinnitus, nountipsy, adjectivetonsillitis, nountoothache, nountorment, nountourniquet, nountoxaemia, nountoxic shock syndrome, nountraction, nountransfusion, nountrauma, nountravel sickness, nountreatment, nountremor, nountuberculosis, nountumour, nountunnel vision, nountwinge, nountwitch, nountyphoid, nountyphus, nounulcer, nounulcerate, verbultrasound, noununderweight, adjectiveundressed, adjectiveunhealthy, adjectiveuntreated, adjectivevaccinate, verbvaccine, nounvaricose veins, nounVD, nounvenereal disease, nounverruca, nounvertigo, nounviral, adjectivevirology, nounvirulent, adjectivevomit, verbvomit, nounwart, nounweak, adjectiveweal, nounweep, verbwheeze, verbwheeze, nounwheezy, adjectivewhiplash, nounwhooping cough, nounwind, nounwithered, adjectivewound, nounwrench, verbwriter's cramp, nounyaws, nounyeast infection, nounyellow fever, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=stops operating)· 35% of small businesses fail in the first year of operation.
(=sit down suddenly because you are very tired or upset)· Eileen collapsed into a chair and burst out crying.
· Austria's ruling government coalition collapsed.
(=loses power suddenly)· In A.D.476, the western part of the Empire collapsed.
(=the sudden end of an empire)· After the battle of Waterloo, the collapse of Napoleon's empire was inevitable.
(=fails and ends suddenly)· When the business empire collapsed, thousands of employees lost their jobs.
· He left the country after the collapse of his construction empire.
(=start laughing a lot)· Victor tickled the little boy, who dissolved into giggles.
(=loses power)· Authoritarian regimes tend to collapse in times of economic hardship.
(=the state of being very ill or weak)· The economy was in a state of collapse.
(=become unable to continue normally because of the strain)· They are worried that the court system might collapse under the strain.
(=fails completely)· The European Exchange Rate system collapsed in the 1970s.
(=stop because of disagreement)· Talks broke down today between the Russian and Japanese delegations.
· The collapse of the talks sent shock waves round the world.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Profits had been falling for some years; investment collapsed suddenly in summer 1974.· In any game of brinkmanship, it is possible that one side will collapse suddenly.· When it has exhausted its reserves, it collapses suddenly.· The reticence which had surrounded the subject for so long had suddenly collapsed on all sides.
NOUN
· After my first spell of night duty I collapsed into bed and slept for nineteen hours.· They collapsed into bed, holding on tightly.· I only just managed to get back to our house before collapsing into bed.· I wanted to collapse on the bed and scream.· Zach collapsed on the bed and grinned sheepishly at them.· At two o'clock I collapsed into my hotel bed.· We collapse together on to the bed, breathing in time.
· Philippa's fear was exaggerated, as if a bridge had started to collapse under her.· He told the driver to stop as the bridge was going to collapse.· It had been night and for a long time no one knew that the bridge had collapsed.· Two workmen were killed when a maintenance gantry fixed to the bridge collapsed two years ago.
· Jan raised her hand to Darren, and he collapsed in the chair with a pout like Marilyn Monroe.· I was last, and collapsed into my chair.· Charles didn't respond and after a frozen pause, she collapsed into a chair and burst out crying.· He collapsed into a chair and began to cry ... it was ages before he could say anything.· I swayed across to it, was admitted by an elderly lady and collapsed in a chair.· In the make-up room she collapsed into a chair, dropping her head into her hands and groaning heavily.· Back in the study Edward Crumwallis collapsed into the chair usually reserved for boys whom he was hauling over the coals.
· Several high-profile companies collapsed, including Qunitext, a television and leisure resort company headed by Christopher Skase.· That comparison is made even more potent given that the large company tends to collapse the distinction between private and public power.· But the investment company collapsed, and now Mr Woodward and his wife owe sixty thousand pounds and may loose their house.· I certainly did not want existing company schemes to collapse and saw no reason why this should happen.· It seemed that every day the papers carried more reports of companies collapsing bringing inevitable job losses and their knock-on effects.· The surprise payment was hailed as a triumph by the receivers of the Belfast car company which collapsed ten years ago.· Internet access company Breath.com has collapsed with debts of $ 75m.· Contrary to the industry's predictions, existing company schemes have not collapsed.
· Stock exchanges and property prices collapsed, so the debts became overwhelming.· Internet access company Breath.com has collapsed with debts of $ 75m.· The group collapsed with debts of over £80m.· Just down the road at Shalford, electrical contractor Schupke collapsed with debts of £100,000 and the loss of 21 jobs.
· Officials take heart that the economy has not collapsed since the withdrawal of Soviet aid.· Under such circumstances, the economy would collapse.· If Britain's economy were to collapse at some future point, there would be mass emigration once more.· Upon reflection, we might wonder why such an economy does not collapse in complete chaos.· Since it has never been allowed to develop any outlets, what is left of the economy would collapse.· Deny people the freedom to be what they want and to do what they want, and an economy will collapse.· The economy had collapsed: according to the World Bank, half the population earned less than $ 220 a year.· Since 1989 the emission of pollutants has in fact fallen, but only because the economy has collapsed.
· Tax reforms propounded by Zolotas's all-party Cabinet installed after the November election were dropped when this government collapsed in February 1990.· And, within less than one year, this right-coalition government also collapsed.· His government collapsed, and he has spent six years fighting-and winning-court battles, often on technicalities.
· They collapsed together on the ground.· Four blocks from home, shots rang out and their crumpled bodies collapsed to the ground.· He collapses to the ground, clutching at his chest as his back arches.· When exposed to direct light the leaves collapse and touch the ground and the plant dies.· I flipped from fury straight into hilarity and collapsed on the ground beside him, rolling around in helpless laughter too.· While Guy stepped off, hardly out of breath, his competitor collapsed on the ground in exhaustion.· The musical interlude went on for ten minutes and finished with the mad figures collapsing on the ground.· They collapsed gasping to the ground.
· The foreigner stumbled on a few steps, his brains leaking out around his earphones, and collapsed in a heap.· Sure enough, the Mean Machine runs the same play again and Budanski collapses in a heap, not breathing.· There he collapsed in an exhausted heap, all strength drained from his limbs.· Who knew when she might collapse in a heap of baubles and bangles?· The parliament building had burned, its roof had collapsed and a large heap of concrete lay around its doors.· Only one or two skeletons, in their finery, have collapsed into a mouldering heap on the tiled floor.· Graham never saw what hit him, and collapsed in a heap on the floor.
· But the market has largely collapsed.· Critics also worry about what would happen if the markets collapsed.· Stock markets collapsed, hedge funds teetered on the brink.· When the housing market collapsed, it appears that this property was affected because it became the subject of a forced sale.· With Chernobyl the foreign market collapsed overnight.· Since then the luxury car market has collapsed and the speculators want out.· When the rules changed, the junk market collapsed.
· Stock exchanges and property prices collapsed, so the debts became overwhelming.· At $ 3, 300, the price might also collapse the average Kmart shopper.· But when that new equity fell through, all prices collapsed to around 20%.· When the tin price collapsed, the miners formulated a plan to keep the mines open under their control with reduced costs.· Under the impact of soaring oil prices living standards collapsed in a welter of rationing and corruption.
· If it were otherwise the court system would simply collapse under the strain.· His knees were wobbling as if they might collapse under the strain of holding his body upright.
· Then, the immune system begins to collapse.· Communism forgot that basic truth and the system collapsed.· Before a system collapses, however, it often displays signs that something is amiss.· Take away coffee, and the entire system collapses.· Within the former Soviet Union, the central planning system collapsed.· What if a liberal contract-based system collapses?· Such will be the misery caused that in the end the system will collapse.
· There is no danger of the walls collapsing under the load of these roofs.· Eventually the water weakens the structure, and the walls and floors collapse.· This happened with fatal consequences in 1953 when the Lee Wick wall collapsed sending water shooting over the marshes to Jaywick.· One after another the bamboos broke, or their walls collapsed inward, and they had to be thrown away.· Another chunk of wall collapsed, sending up a billowing cloud of dust.· The pressure of the expanding beans forced the western outer wall to collapse.· The people working in the bakery escaped alive only because its wall collapsed outward into the alleyway.· Now, seven years after the wall collapsed, Berlin is creating an urban showcase for the 21st century.
· The wooden hoop supporting the foliage had almost collapsed beneath its weight.· That excuse collapses under the weight of its own zits.· At least 343 people were killed, many of them by buildings collapsing under the weight of rain-soaked ash and mud.· By the 57605 these institutions could safely be abolished, for they had essentially collapsed of their own weight.· It ultimately collapses beneath the weight of its deception.· My daddy's front porch almost collapsed from the weight of the scouts.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Ace, Defries and Bernice fell in a heap.
  • Graham never saw what hit him, and collapsed in a heap on the floor.
  • Sure enough, the Mean Machine runs the same play again and Budanski collapses in a heap, not breathing.
  • The foreigner stumbled on a few steps, his brains leaking out around his earphones, and collapsed in a heap.
  • The gallant commander and his horse fell in a heap... the horse dead, the rider unhurt.
  • The lion fell in a heap, and she got a steel knee on top of it.
  • Who knew when she might collapse in a heap of baubles and bangles?
► a near disaster/collapse etc
Word family
WORD FAMILYnouncollapseadjectivecollapsibleverbcollapse
1structure [intransitive] if a building, wall etc collapses, it falls down suddenly, usually because it is weak or damaged:  Uncle Ted’s chair collapsed under his weight. The roof had collapsed long ago.► see thesaurus at fall2illness/injury [intransitive] to suddenly fall down or become unconscious because you are ill or weak:  He collapsed with a heart attack while he was dancing. Marion’s legs collapsed under her.3fail [intransitive] if a system, idea, or organization collapses, it suddenly fails or becomes too weak to continue:  The luxury car market has collapsed. I thought that without me the whole project would collapse.4prices [intransitive] if prices, levels etc collapse, they suddenly become much lower:  There were fears that property prices would collapse.5sit/lie [intransitive] to suddenly sit down, especially because you are very tired or want to relax:  I was so exhausted when I got home, I just collapsed on the sofa.6fold something smaller [intransitive, transitive] if a piece of furniture or equipment collapses, or if you collapse it, you can fold it so that it becomes smaller → collapsible:  The legs on our card table collapse so we can store it in the closet.7medical [intransitive] if a lung or a blood vessel collapses, it suddenly becomes flat, so that it no longer has any air or blood in it
collapse1 verbcollapse2 noun
collapsecollapse2 ●●○ AWL noun Entry menu
MENU FOR collapsecollapse1 business/system/idea etc2 building/structure/furniture etc3 illness/injury4 money/prices etc
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • After Stephen's sudden collapse during the meeting, he was rushed to the hospital.
  • Buildings must be strengthened to prevent collapse from an earthquake.
  • He was sued for his role in the collapse of Southwest Savings and Loan.
  • Roy is recovering from last week's collapse.
  • the collapse of the stock market in 1987
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Devoted to public order and financial stability, he presided over and accelerated the collapse of both.
  • For most of them the railway symbolized dispossession and in some cases the collapse of their traditional economies.
  • Gravitational collapse releases energy; and collapse to a single, dimensionless point releases an infinite amount of it.
  • None is big enough or bold enough to offset the negative effects of the financial collapse.
  • The collapse of Spinward has implications for the whole of the human-occupied galaxy.
  • The second-half collapse was subtle at first but sudden when it finally happened.
  • This is exactly the sort of collapse that keyed their six straight losses in the last two months of last season.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 the threat of economic collapse
 His business was in danger of collapse.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=stops operating)· 35% of small businesses fail in the first year of operation.
(=sit down suddenly because you are very tired or upset)· Eileen collapsed into a chair and burst out crying.
· Austria's ruling government coalition collapsed.
(=loses power suddenly)· In A.D.476, the western part of the Empire collapsed.
(=the sudden end of an empire)· After the battle of Waterloo, the collapse of Napoleon's empire was inevitable.
(=fails and ends suddenly)· When the business empire collapsed, thousands of employees lost their jobs.
· He left the country after the collapse of his construction empire.
(=start laughing a lot)· Victor tickled the little boy, who dissolved into giggles.
(=loses power)· Authoritarian regimes tend to collapse in times of economic hardship.
(=the state of being very ill or weak)· The economy was in a state of collapse.
(=become unable to continue normally because of the strain)· They are worried that the court system might collapse under the strain.
(=fails completely)· The European Exchange Rate system collapsed in the 1970s.
(=stop because of disagreement)· Talks broke down today between the Russian and Japanese delegations.
· The collapse of the talks sent shock waves round the world.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· It was the ordinary police who prevented a complete collapse of law and order in the loyalist urban districts of Belfast.· Death occurs when a quickened beat pushes the heart muscle to complete collapse.· Edward's intervention had at least saved Montfort's cause from complete collapse.· Food shortages would probably galvanise public anger into action, as would a complete collapse of the economy.· Even if there is a complete collapse in the talks, it is unlikely to lead to general hostilities.
· The forest is new: the ultimate victor in the conflicts, economic collapse and depopulation of the late nineteenth century.· In the United States in the 1930s, a financial collapse led to an economic collapse.· Mr Karimov knows that he will stand or fall on his ability to stave off economic collapse.· We moved ahead rapidly when the economic collapse of the Depression strained the capacities of families and communities to the breaking point.· Unemployment and economic collapse have changed our views.· Futures commissions are often created by communities that have experienced some form of trauma, such as economic collapse.· Diehard optimists, like Mr Pynzenyk, say that hyperinflation and economic collapse will eventually force the country to its senses.· The most extreme pessimists foretell a future of demographically driven privation, environmental overshoot, and economic collapse.
· The reported death of Polonius causes Dycarbas's final collapse, and brings Terentia to the verge of suicide.· From the shambles of the aldermanic elections and the final collapse of the Kelly-Nash leadership, Daley walked out even stronger.
· And an extended payments schedule might well recover the debt more surely than strict enforcement - which might instead precipitate financial collapse.· In the United States in the 1930s, a financial collapse led to an economic collapse.· Mr Pin says that the government is blaming him for the entire financial collapse.· None is big enough or bold enough to offset the negative effects of the financial collapse.· But this success was tempered by the fact that Colebrooke's period in office coincided with the Company's financial collapse.
· Then war intervened, Oppenheimer became involved in the atom bomb project, and he lost interest in gravitational collapse.· It showed that gravitational collapse was not as much of a dead end as it had appeared to be.· In 1965 I read about Penrose's theorem that any body undergoing gravitational collapse must eventually form a singularity.· Let me go back to my earlier discussion of gravitational collapse.· However, Chandrasekhar showed that for a sufficiently massive star the gravitational collapse continues until the star shrinks to a point.· The no-hair theorem implies that a large amount of information is lost in a gravitational collapse.· It modifies the scenario of gravitational collapse in the following way.
· Experts say this whole section of the ancient Abbey was in imminent danger of collapse.· Repeated scientific warnings about the imminent collapse of cod stocks were ignored and the vast shoals vanished.· He has no reason to fear the imminent collapse either of his administration or his country.· The tree, thought to be more than 2,000 years old, was in imminent danger of collapse.
· Of the two, he was faring worse, panting, gasping, even appearing to be near collapse.
· Yet his subsequent collapse from hero to villain has been as sudden as a Patriot missile strike.· At some later date, a slight glacial retreat would weaken the dam wall and its subsequent collapse would prove catastrophic.
· The army's sudden collapse has been attributed to poor leadership, exhaustion and poor morale.· A sudden collapse could cause a run on mutual funds, which could in turn threaten the financial system.· Bollards are prone to sudden collapse, and the ropes often jam in the groove behind the capstan during retrieval.· The sudden collapse of Communism raised the power of global capitalism to new heights.· After Allitt moved out of the Jobsons' home, his dizzy spells, craving for chocolate and sudden collapses had stopped.· It meant any sudden collapse and loss of awareness.· It was a sudden, painless collapse and I had no chance to do anything.· That had led to his sudden and unexpected collapse, the heart giving out.
· Events of the past week have shown it is not likely to be among the major companies that total collapses will occur.· But the total collapse or disappearance of one was never seen as an appropriate goal of foreign policy.· I am 46, going grey and on the point of total collapse.· The Rassemblement had been premised on a total governmental collapse.· But the gravest threat to health is posed by the total collapse of the economy, and the ensuing chronic poverty.
NOUN
· Solicitors' firms are caught out by the housing market collapse.· Barring market collapse, they should retain their premium.· Well over £2 billion has been invested in such assets since the stock market collapse in October 1987.
VERB
· What caused its collapse was Craig's conversion to something which could be presented to loyalists as power-sharing.· They did so again amid the turmoil caused by the collapse of Soviet power in 1991.· Bottoms' version of the crisis of legitimacy is caused by the collapse of the rehabilitative ideal.· Unemployment caused by the collapse of coal and steel will not be solved by a garden festival.· The reported death of Polonius causes Dycarbas's final collapse, and brings Terentia to the verge of suicide.
· These anxieties were shortly to lead to his mental collapse.· In the United States in the 1930s, a financial collapse led to an economic collapse.· Worsening expectations had not yet led to a collapse in investment, however.· With construction of the dam, the loss of nutrient rich sediment led to the collapse of sardine fishing in the delta.· The collapse of the Soviet Union led to the collapse of most local industries.· Details are emerging of the final stages of the talks which led to the collapse of the bid on Tuesday night.· The scandal led to a collapse in popularity and bitter internal quarrels on how to proceed.· The stability of the wall is obviously affected, and if left untreated may lead to eventual collapse.
· It was the ordinary police who prevented a complete collapse of law and order in the loyalist urban districts of Belfast.
· The doctor had suffered a temporary mental collapse and subsequent bouts of violent behaviour.· In 1966, while undergoing a Caesarean section, she had suffered a collapse under the anaesthetic.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Ace, Defries and Bernice fell in a heap.
  • Graham never saw what hit him, and collapsed in a heap on the floor.
  • Sure enough, the Mean Machine runs the same play again and Budanski collapses in a heap, not breathing.
  • The foreigner stumbled on a few steps, his brains leaking out around his earphones, and collapsed in a heap.
  • The gallant commander and his horse fell in a heap... the horse dead, the rider unhurt.
  • The lion fell in a heap, and she got a steel knee on top of it.
  • Who knew when she might collapse in a heap of baubles and bangles?
► a near disaster/collapse etc
Word family
WORD FAMILYnouncollapseadjectivecollapsibleverbcollapse
1business/system/idea etc [singular, uncountable] a sudden failure in the way something works, so that it cannot continuecollapse of the collapse of the Soviet Union the threat of economic collapse His business was in danger of collapse.2building/structure/furniture etc [uncountable] when something suddenly falls down:  the collapse of an apartment building during the earthquake The ancient abbey was in imminent danger of collapse.3illness/injury [singular, uncountable] when someone suddenly falls down or becomes unconscious because of an illness or injury:  The president said he was fine after his collapse yesterday. She suffered a collapse under anaesthetic.4money/prices etc [singular] a sudden decrease in the value of something:  the collapse of the stock marketcollapse in a collapse in the value of pensions
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