英语词汇“collapse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

collapse

释义

verb | noun

collapsecollapse1 /kəˈlæps/ ●●○ AWL verb

ETYMOLOGYcollapse¹

Origin: 1700-1800 Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi, from com- + labi to fall, slide

VERB TABLE

collapse

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	collapse
	he, she, it	collapses
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	collapsed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have collapsed
	he, she, it	has collapsed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had collapsed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will collapse
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have collapsed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am collapsing
	he, she, it	is collapsing
	you, we, they	are collapsing
Past	I, he, she, it	was collapsing
	you, we, they	were collapsing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been collapsing
	he, she, it	has been collapsing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been collapsing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be collapsing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been collapsing

COLLOCATIONS► collapse under the pressure/strain etc.

The government collapsed under the pressure of internal disagreements.

THESAURUSmove downward► fall

to go down from a higher position to a lower position: Outside, the rain was falling steadily. The little boat rose and fell with the movement of the waves.

► drop

to fall suddenly onto the ground or into something: The fruit was so ripe it began dropping from the trees.

► plummet

to fall very quickly from a very high place: The plane plummeted toward the Earth.

► plunge

to fall a long way down, especially into water: The divers threw themselves off the cliffs and plunged into the water below.

► tumble

to fall with a rolling movement: Boulders tumbled down the side of the mountain.

► topple

to fall. Used especially about things that are tall: Trees had toppled over in the storm.

► collapse

if a structure or building collapses, it breaks and falls to the ground: The roof collapsed under the weight of the wet snow.

1STRUCTURE [intransitive] if a building, wall, piece of furniture, etc. collapses, it suddenly falls down, usually because it is weak or damaged: Part of the wall collapsed as a result of water damage.collapse under Ted’s chair collapsed under his weight.► see thesaurus at fall12ILLNESS/INJURY [intransitive] to suddenly fall down or become unconscious because you are sick or injured: He collapsed and died from a heart attack.3FAIL [intransitive] if a system, idea, or organization collapses, it suddenly fails or becomes too weak to continue: The economy seems close to collapsing.collapse under the pressure/strain etc. The government collapsed under the pressure of internal disagreements.4PRICES [intransitive] if prices collapse, or if a market collapses, prices suddenly become much lower: There were fears that property prices would collapse.5SIT/LIE [intransitive] to suddenly sit or lie down, especially because you are very tired: I got home and collapsed on the sofa.6FOLD something SMALLER [intransitive, transitive] if something collapses or you collapse it, you can fold it so that it becomes smaller: The table collapses and can be stored in a closet.7MEDICAL [intransitive] medicine if a lung or a blood vessel collapses, it suddenly becomes flat because it does not have any air or blood in it anymore[Origin: 1700–1800 Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi, from com- + labi to fall, slide]

verb | noun

collapsecollapse2 ●●○ AWL noun

COLLOCATIONS► financial/economic collapse

the country’s virtual financial collapse

► on the brink/verge/point of collapse

The company is on the verge of collapse.

► in danger of collapse

The church roof is in danger of collapse.

► on the point of collapse

She seemed to be on the point of collapse after the race.

1[singular, uncountable] a sudden failure in the way something works so that it cannot continue: the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europefinancial/economic collapse the country’s virtual financial collapseon the brink/verge/point of collapse The company is on the verge of collapse.2[uncountable] the act of suddenly falling down or in, because of a weakness in something’s structure or because something has hit it violently: The collapse of a wall left seven people injured. The church roof is in danger of collapse.3[singular] an occasion when someone falls down or becomes unconscious because of a sudden illness or injury: The president is recovering from last week’s collapse. She seemed to be on the point of collapse after the race.4[singular] a sudden decrease in the value of something: the stock market collapsecollapse in a collapse in the value of pensions

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