Collapse

[kə'læps]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; 'the roof is in danger of collapse'; 'the collapse of the old star under its own gravity'.

(noun.) an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion; 'the commander's prostration demoralized his men'.

(verb.) lose significance, effectiveness, or value; 'The school system is collapsing'; 'The stock market collapsed'.

(verb.) break down, literally or metaphorically; 'The wall collapsed'; 'The business collapsed'; 'The dam broke'; 'The roof collapsed'; 'The wall gave in'; 'The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice'.

(verb.) cause to burst; 'The ice broke the pipe'.

(verb.) fold or close up; 'fold up your umbrella'; 'collapse the music stand'.

整理:泰丝--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. i.) To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (a thing) fall in together, or be crushed in together; as, a flue in the boiler of a steam engine sometimes collapses.

(v. i.) To fail suddenly and completely, like something hollow when subject to too much pressure; to undergo a collapse; as, Maximilian's government collapsed soon after the French army left Mexico; many financial projects collapse after attaining some success and importance.

(n.) A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow vessel.

(n.) A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown.

(n.) Extreme depression or sudden failing of all the vital powers, as the result of disease, injury, or nervous disturbance.

錄入:莉娜

同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. Falling together, falling in (as the sides of a flue).[2]. (Med.) Prostration, exhaustion, extreme depression.

v. n. Fall together, fall in.

錄入:劳伦斯

解釋/意思:

n. a falling away or breaking down: any sudden or complete breakdown or prostration.—v.i. to fall together to contract: to fall or break down: to go to ruin: to lose heart.—adj. Collaps′ible capable of collapsing.

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