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n.倒塌,崩溃,失败,虚脱 vi.倒塌,崩溃,瓦解,失败,病倒

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形容词:collapsible 名词:collapsibility 动词过去式:collapsed 过去分词:collapsed 现在分词:collapsing 第三人称单数:collapses

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com-=together,with,wholly 变化型 co-,col-,comb-,con-,cor-,coun-

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break-down  crash  fail  topple    

collapse


/kə'læps; kə`læps/
v
1 [I] (break into pieces and) fall down or in suddenly (破碎并)突然倒塌, 坍塌, 塌陷
*The whole building collapsed. 整个建筑倒塌了.
* The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 雪把房顶压塌了.
* The wind caused the tent to collapse. 风把帐篷吹塌了.
2 [I, Ipr] (of a person) fall down (and usu become unconscious) because of illness, tiredness, etc (指人)晕倒(因病、累等)
*He collapsed in the street and died on the way to hospital. 他在大街上晕倒, 在送往医院途中死去.
* collapse in a heap on the floor 晕倒在地板上.
3 [I]
(a) fail suddenly or completely; break down 突然或完全垮下; 失败; 衰退
*His health collapsed under the pressure of work. 他的身体被工作压垮了.
* The enterprise collapsed through lack of support. 该企业因无力支持而倒闭.
* Talks between management and unions have collapsed. 资方和工会的谈判失败了.
(b) be defeated or destroyed 被击败; 被摧毁
*All opposition to the scheme has collapsed. 对这一计划的反对意见都已驳倒.
4 [I] (of prices, currencies, etc) suddenly decrease in value (指价格、货币等)突然降价; 暴跌
*Share prices collapsed after news of poor trading figures. 交投数额不佳使股票价格暴跌.
5 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) fold into a compact shape (使某物)摺叠或套缩
*a chair that collapses for easy storage 为便于存放而摺叠起来的椅子.
6 [I, Tn] (cause a lung or blood vessel to) become a flattened mass (指肺或血管)(使)萎陷
*a collapsed lung 萎陷的肺.

n [sing]
1 sudden fall; collapsing 突然倒 下; 倒塌; 坍塌
*the collapse of the building, roof, bridge, etc 建筑物、房顶、桥梁等的倒塌.
2 failure; breakdown 垮下; 失败; 崩溃
*the collapse of negotiations, sb's health, law and order 谈判破裂、身体垮掉、法治败坏
* The economy is in a state of (total) collapse. 经济处于(完全)崩溃状态.
3 sudden decrease in value 暴跌
*the collapse of share prices, the dollar, the market 股票价格、美元、市场价格暴跌.
1. But can the colossal cities of the future really function without overloading all their services to the point of collapse and destroying the environment through pollution of air and water?
    但未来的巨城真的能够正常活动,而不会使城市的一切公共设施因超负荷而崩溃、不会由于空气和水的污染而使环境受到破坏吗?

2. As conditions deteriorate, city populations would eventually collapse due to malnutrition, disease, and perhaps violence.
    由于条件的恶化,城市人口最终会因营养不良、疾病蔓延,也许还因暴力行为而锐减。

3. Pessimists believe further population growth will eventually cause a virtual collapse of public services in many cities.
    悲观主义者认为,人口的进一步增长最终将使许多城市的公共设施崩溃,

4. If explosives are used, vibrations will cause the roof of the mine to collapse.
    若是用爆破方法,震动会使矿井的顶部倒塌。

5. If explosives are used, vibrations will cause the roof of the mine to collapse.
    若是用爆破方法,震动会使矿井的顶部倒塌。

6. If explosives are used, vibrations will cause the roof of the mine to collapse.
    如果用炸药爆破,震动会引起矿顶塌落。

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