| 单词 | crumple |
| 释义 | crumple (once / 1259 pages) 1v 2v Crumple is a verb that means to become wrinkled or creased. Your face might crumple over time as you age, or you might crumple a piece of paper before tossing it in the trash. Crumple comes from the Old English word crump meaning "bent, crooked," and it can describe something that has buckled or collapsed. If you're jumping up and down on a cardboard box, it'll eventually crumple under your weight and fold in on itself. Make sure you don't confuse crumple with the similar looking crumble, which means to break apart into small fragments. If you crumple something, it stays in one piece — it's just wrinkled or folded. WORD FAMILYcrumple: crumpled, crumples, crumpling USAGE EXAMPLESAn excavator crumpled remnants of the building’s roof and corner walls Wednesday afternoon. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) He crumpled to the ground, then was strapped carefully on his back to a cart and rushed to a hospital. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) It advanced to center court, where the lights dimmed and it crumpled to the floor. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1 1v gather something into small wrinkles or folds Syn|Hyper cockle, knit, pucker, rumple draw contract crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in 2v become wrinkled or crumpled or creased 2Syn|Hyper crease, crinkle, rumple, wrinkle fold, fold up become folded or folded up 1v fold or collapse Syn|Hyper buckle break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way break down, literally or metaphorically 2v fall apart Syn|Hyper break down, collapse, crumble, tumble change integrity change in physical make-up |
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