| 单词 | collapse |
| 释义 | collapse /keuh laps"/, v. , collapsed, collapsing, n. v.i. 1. to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly: The roof collapsed and buried the crowd. 2. to be made so that sections or parts can be folded up, as for convenient storage: This bridge table collapses. 3. to break down; come to nothing; fail: Despite all their efforts the peace talks collapsed. 4. to fall unconscious or as if unconscious or physically depleted, as from a stroke, heart attack, disease, or exhaustion. 5. Pathol. a. to sink into extreme weakness. b. (of lungs) to come into an airless state. v.t. 6. to cause to collapse: He collapsed the table easily. n. 7. a falling in or together: Three miners were trapped by the collapse of the tunnel roof. 8. a sudden, complete failure; breakdown: The bribery scandal brought about the complete collapse of his industrial empire. [1725-35; < L collapsus (ptp. of collabi to fall, fall in ruins), equiv. to col- COL-1 + lap-, var. s. of labi to fall + -sus, var. of -tus ptp. ending] |
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