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

col•lapse v., -lapsed, -laps•ing, n.
v.

to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly: [no object]The bridge collapsed in the earthquake.[~ + object]The weight of the snow collapsed the roof.
to be made so that sections or parts can be folded up, as for storage:[no object]The baby's playpen collapses easily.
to fold up (sections) for storage:[~ + object]We collapsed the playpen and stowed it in the car.
[no object] to break down;
fail utterly: The peace talks have collapsed once again.
[no object] to fall unconscious or fall down, such as from a heart attack or exhaustion.
to fall or decline suddenly, as in value:[no object]The market collapsed and investors lost money.

a falling in, down, or together:[uncountable]trapped by the collapse of a tunnel.
a sudden, complete failure;
breakdown: [countable]a mental collapse.[uncountable]a system facing collapse at any moment.

col•laps•i•ble, adj.: Collapsible chairs can easily be stored.
col•laps•i•bil•i•ty n. [uncountable]See -laps-.

col•lapse v., -lapsed, -laps•ing, n.
v.i.

to fall or cave in;
crumble suddenly:The roof collapsed and buried the crowd.
to be made so that sections or parts can be folded up, as for convenient storage:This bridge table collapses.
to break down;
come to nothing;
fail:Despite all their efforts the peace talks collapsed.
to fall unconscious or as if unconscious or physically depleted, as from a stroke, heart attack, disease, or exhaustion.
Pathology
- to sink into extreme weakness.
- (of lungs) to come into an airless state.

v.t.

to cause to collapse:He collapsed the table easily.

a falling in or together:Three miners were trapped by the collapse of the tunnel roof.
a sudden, complete failure;
breakdown:The bribery scandal brought about the complete collapse of his industrial empire.

Latin collāpsus (past participle of collābī to fall, fall in ruins), equivalent. to col- col-¹ + lāp-, variant stem of lābī to fall + -sus, variant of -tus past participle ending
1725–35

collapse /kəˈlæps/ vb

(intransitive) to fall down or cave in suddenly: the whole building collapsed
(intransitive) to fail completely
(intransitive) to break down or fall down from lack of strength
to fold (furniture, etc) compactly or (of furniture, etc) to be designed to fold compactly

the act or instance of suddenly falling down, caving in, or crumbling
a sudden failure or breakdown

Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin collāpsus, from collābī to fall in ruins, from lābī to fall

colˈlapsible, colˈlapsable adj colˌlapsiˈbility, colˌlapsability n

单词	collapse
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 col•lapse /kəˈlæps/USA pronunciation v., -lapsed, -laps•ing, n. v. to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly: [no object]The bridge collapsed in the earthquake.[~ + object]The weight of the snow collapsed the roof. to be made so that sections or parts can be folded up, as for storage:[no object]The baby's playpen collapses easily. to fold up (sections) for storage:[~ + object]We collapsed the playpen and stowed it in the car. [no object] to break down; fail utterly: The peace talks have collapsed once again. [no object] to fall unconscious or fall down, such as from a heart attack or exhaustion. to fall or decline suddenly, as in value:[no object]The market collapsed and investors lost money. n. a falling in, down, or together:[uncountable]trapped by the collapse of a tunnel. a sudden, complete failure; breakdown: [countable]a mental collapse.[uncountable]a system facing collapse at any moment. col•laps•i•ble, adj.: Collapsible chairs can easily be stored. col•laps•i•bil•i•ty /kəˌlæpsəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -laps-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 col•lapse (kə laps′),USA pronunciation v., -lapsed, -laps•ing, n. v.i. to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly:The roof collapsed and buried the crowd. to be made so that sections or parts can be folded up, as for convenient storage:This bridge table collapses. to break down; come to nothing; fail:Despite all their efforts the peace talks collapsed. to fall unconscious or as if unconscious or physically depleted, as from a stroke, heart attack, disease, or exhaustion. Pathology to sink into extreme weakness. (of lungs) to come into an airless state. v.t. to cause to collapse:He collapsed the table easily. n. a falling in or together:Three miners were trapped by the collapse of the tunnel roof. a sudden, complete failure; breakdown:The bribery scandal brought about the complete collapse of his industrial empire. Latin collāpsus (past participle of collābī to fall, fall in ruins), equivalent. to col- col-¹ + lāp-, variant stem of lābī to fall + -sus, variant of -tus past participle ending 1725–35 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: collapse /kəˈlæps/ vb (intransitive) to fall down or cave in suddenly: the whole building collapsed (intransitive) to fail completely (intransitive) to break down or fall down from lack of strength to fold (furniture, etc) compactly or (of furniture, etc) to be designed to fold compactly n the act or instance of suddenly falling down, caving in, or crumbling a sudden failure or breakdown Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin collāpsus, from collābī to fall in ruins, from lābī to fall colˈlapsible, colˈlapsable adj colˌlapsiˈbility, colˌlapsability n
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